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In fact, it is the only church in Cheshire that Simon Jenkins in his recent book England's Thousand Best Churches placed in his top one hundred.

To the right is the Liberal Club, also of 1893, and further along is the old Mechanics' Institute (1889) with its own collection of over 800 books.

The millennium project book, 'Westbury & Westbury Leigh, A Celebration of the Town & its People' details the development.

Ipsley was in Warwickshire when it was mentioned in Domesday Book (1086), and only transferred to Worcestershire in 1931. It predates Redditch, but has long since been swallowed up by it.

Comparison with a similar photograph of c1905 shows few changes in the shop's stock of books, postcards, artist's materials and stationery over the years, although the shop's name, F & E Tooth, changed

Amongst ancient artifacts at All Hallows church are a leper squint, a Jacobean pulpit, chained books and the tomb of Sir Richard Shireburne of Stoneyhurst.

Acquired by the Borough and used as offices (gas masks and ration books were collected from here in the war), it was transferred to the regional water authority when local government was reorganised

At weekends they flocked to Sydenham in their thousands to enjoy the displays and exhibitions - Blondin once walked a high wire here and cooked an omelette seventy feet in the air!

Here we see a lovely view of the wide flower-flecked green on what looks like a warm evening. Littlebourne has a long history, and had a closely-knit community in those days.

The Institute was originally the local reading room, where people came to read books and newspapers. It was the first place of adult education in Grange.

The books and fine collection of art exhibits have yet to arrive.

To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Tamworth fails to get a mention in the Domesday Book, but this is believed to be due to a clerical error caused by the fact that the town straddles the border between Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

Members of the Institute were also adventurous, hiring Thomas Cook in June 1840 to organise a members' excursion to York by way of the Leeds & Selby and the York & North Midland Railways.

Boots' double-fronted shop is now Harts book shop, and Lloyds Bank is just a little further on.

There have been relatively few changes here, one of the best being that the Imperial Café is now a second hand bookshop called Castle Hill Books.

One Victorian guide book writer described Beer as 'a rare subject for the pencil'.

Looking across Bristol Bridge towards High Street. Dominating this picture is the church of St Nicholas. Bishop Secker's Diocese Book has an interesting comment on the church wardens.

The bungalows to the left were demolished quite recently, and the site awaits redevelopment as this book was being written.

A coffee shop now occupies the 'pure ices' premises beyond, whilst the gable-fronted building has since become a book shop.

Most famous as the church where Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) was baptised in 1832, the church now has a memorial window with scenes from the Alice books, and draws visitors from all

elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book

William Gladstone laid the foundation stone for this impressive building in 1899 and donated his library of 250,000 books; after his death his family built a further wing in 1906, to the

The manor is mentioned in the Domesday book, the detailed survey of property which was conceived by William the Conqueror at Christmas 1085 in Gloucester.