As some of the oldest buildings around us, the architecture displayed within and without Churches can give rise to so many questions.

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This questioning nature may be further confused because history has caused so many changes (demolitions, rebuilds, modifications), some of which are not always as they seem. 

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Perhaps also because of the age of these buildings, the language used to describe elements is not everyday, and may be confusing. 

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Using both contemporary (post 1945) and Modernist (1900-1945) sources, I shall attempt to give pictorial examples of many of the elements of Church architecture.

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The 'Church Explorer's Handbook' (pictured) is an excellent resource. But then again so too are the texts written early in this and the last two centuries. Where I use such texts, I will reference them (if I remember.