This poster shows some of the group presenting the Record of St Giles, Codicote last year, and is surrounded by mice from St Margaret's, Ridge, which is the church we are recording now and has lots of furniture by Robert Thompson's Craftsmen, the Yorkshire firm founded by Robert Thompson whose signature is a carved mouse.

You can find out more about the work of Church Recording on the NADFAS website which features the photograph of the Record being presented in Lemsford shown in the top right hand corner of this page.

The contact for the Welwyn Garden DFAS Church Recorders is Mrs Joyce Wallis, 15 Hatherleigh Gardens, Potters Bar EN6 5HZ.
Tel: 01707 850803

Presenting the record of St John the Evangelist, Lemsford, in 2005

Welwyn Garden DFAS Church Recorders

  • There are 15 people in the group and at present we are recording St Margaret's, Ridge, having just presented the Record of St Giles, Codicote on Sunday November 25th.


  • The group was formed in 1983 and has recorded a total of 14 churches to date.


  • New recruits are always welcome. We usually meet for recording in a church on Tuesdays but this is flexible.

  • In 2001 we won a prize for our Record of St Mary's, Welwyn which was judged the best Record produced nationally in 2000.


  • There is reference to our work on the website of St Mary's, Welwyn under "memorials"