Often the terms used in architectural reports or descriptions of historic buildings can seem deliberately impenetrable and filled with unexpected terminology. We are here to help with with this!

We’ve produced a glossary of some of the most commonly-used terms that you may find in such reports to assist you with translating them into everyday English, either when reading a report or when writing about your church building in terms that architects, builders and other stake-holders will recognise.

Click the search box to look for a term or move through glossary alphabetically.