Care of Churches
Useful Publications
Accessibility
Widening the Eye of the Needle - Access to Church Buildings for People with Disabilities (2nd Edition), John Penton. (Church House Publishing, ISBN 9780715175897)
Easy Access to Historic Buildings (English Heritage) - download
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1699
Archaeology
Revealing the Past, Informing the Future: A Guide to Archaeology for Parishes, Joseph Elders (Church House Publishing, ISBN 071517603X)
Bells
Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175998)
Churchyards
Churchyards Handbook, Thomas Cocke (Ed) (Church House Publishing, ISBN 9780715175835)
Wildlife in Church And Churchyard: Plants, Animals and their Management, Nigel Cooper (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175874)
Developing church buildings
Developing Your Church Buildings - download development.pdf
Church Extensions and Adaptations (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175971)
Making Church Buildings Work, Maggie Durran (Canterbury Press Norwich, ISBN 978-1853115974)
New Work in Historic Places of Worship, (English Heritage)
Fundraising
Fundraising for your church building (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715176013)
The UK Church Fundraisers Manual: A Practical Manual and Directory of Sources, Maggie Durran (Canterbury Press Norwich, ISBN 978-1853115165)
Heating
Heating Your Church, William BORDASS & Colin BEMROSE (Church House Publishing, ISBN 071517570X)
Lighting and Electrics
Church Lighting, Peter Jay & Bill Crawforth (Church House Publishing, ISBN 978-0715175842)
Wiring of Churches, A G Sage (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175718)
Maintenance
The Churchwarden's Year: A Calendar of Church Maintenance, Graham JEFFERY (Illustrator) (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175556)
Handle with Prayer - A church cleaner's notebook, Graham JEFFERY (Illustrator) (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175629)
Stonework - Maintenance and Surface Repair, Alban CAROE and Martin CAROE (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175823)
Memorials
Memorials by Artists for Young People, Children and Babies www.memorials.plus.com/Pages/publ.htm
The Memorials by Artists Guide (4th edition) - to be published 2008 www.memorials.plus.com/Pages/publ.htm
Notice boards
100 Ways To Get Your Church Noticed, Neil Pugmire (Kingsway Publications, ISBN 978-1842912409)
How to Promote your Church - A handbook of practical ideas for improving your church's communication, Andy RADFORD and Anne COOMES (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715148656)
Organs
Historic Organ Conservation - A Practical Introduction to Processes and Planning, Dominic Gwynn (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175920)
Sounds Good, John NORMAN and Jim BERROW (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175947)
Record keeping
Church Log Book (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175904)
Church Property Register (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175963)
Guide to the Photography of Church Furnishings, Richard BRUN (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175777)
Security
Safe and Sound? A guide to church security, Graham JEFFERY (Illustrator) (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175696)
Sound systems
Sound Amplification in Churches (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175580)
Stained Glass
A Fragile Inheritance - The Care of Stained Glass and Historic Glazing, Sebastian Strobl and Sarah Brown (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715176005)
Textiles
A Stitch in Time - Guidelines for the Care of Textiles, the Council for the Care of Churches (Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715175955)