Welcome

This is the website for Building on History: the Church in London, a ground breaking project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, running until 2012 and a partnership between the Anglican Diocese of London, Lambeth Palace Library, King’s College London and the Open University.

For an in-depth introduction to the project, please see about us and our project video. Our aim is to contribute to the self-understanding of the Diocese of London by transferring the insights of historical research into the people and buildings of the diocese and encouraging new historical enquiry amongst people within the diocese.

Follow this link to book a Building on History event. This website contains:

user-friendly guides for how to research your church and parish history
our events page for information on the seminars and workshops we run across the diocese
information on the project and its broader aims under about us.

The Bishop of London

‘Building on History will lead to clergy and others growing in their awareness of the development of the church in a way that builds confidence and practical wisdom'
- The Bishop of London

The Archbishop of Canterbury and members of the core team talk about Building on History:

or watch this video on iTunes U