Every church should keep an up-to-date list of its assets and significant occurrences within the building.
The process of updating these documents has now been made easier with the publication of electronic versions of the templates for both the Terrier & Inventory* and the Logbook**.
These documents are produced by the and are also sold by if you wish.
Please make sure that historic versions of these documents are lodged with the local archive.
Links to these files can be found below
- (MS Word version - updated February 2023)
- (PDF version)
- (MS Word version - updated October 2022)
- (PDF version - please not, we are aware of some errors in this document, please use the MS Word version if these effect you)
Further Information
If you have any questions about the care or upkeep of your church buildings, please contact the Diocesan Church Buildings Department and someone will be able to help.
- * A terrier is a written survey, or inventory, of land (the word Terrier comes from the Latin terra, land). The inventory contains all the articles/items appertaining to the church.
- ** The logbook is a comprehensive record of all alterations, additions, removals or repairs to the fabric, fixtures and fittings of the church and churchyard, during five quinquennial periods.