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 Church of England has now published a guide to diocesan record keeping to accompany "Keep or Bin" - its popular guide to parish record keeping. The new guide, "Save or Delete - The Care of Diocesan Records" can be downloaded here -  Records Management Guides - Care of Parish and Diocesan Records

• 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

• Anglican Sources for Tracing your Family History