Libraries and Archives

Welcome to the libraries and archives of the Church of England. The links on these pages are the gateway to the many treasures of the documentary heritage of the Church of England:

New - The BBC TV "Who Do You Think You Are?" programme on 13th August 2008 featured an Anglican Clergyman among the ancestors traced. Our 11 page guide to biographical sources for Anglican Clergy can be downloaded by clicking on the resources link to the left. Further information can be found on the Lambeth Palace Library website.

• Lambeth Palace Library and Archive - the historic Library of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the library and record office for the history of the Church of England

• The Church of England Record Centre  - holding the archives of the central institutions of the Church of England including the Church Commissioners and the General Synod

• The Library of the Church Buildings Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England (The CCB Library)  - a specialist collection focusing on ecclesiastical architecture

• Ecclesiastical Libraries and Archives throughout England

• Keep or Bin? - The Care of your Parish Records

• Anglican Sources for Tracing your Family History