Cirencester Town Council Offices  top Dyer House, Dyer Street,  Cirencester Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm Telephone: 01285  655646 Town - District - County  top Information about Council  services can be hard to find - Which local Council? What phone number? Who to  ask for? - However, help is at hand in the south of the Cotswolds where an  Information Point for all Council services has been set up. The Information Point is in  the Town Council offices in Dyer House, 3 Dyer Street, Cirencester. This is the  first point of call for local people wanting information about Council services,  whether Town, District or County Council. Personal callers can pick  up leaflets and application forms for many services, such as planning and  housing benefit. You can speak to someone about your enquiry. Telephone: 01285 655646. Caravan Sitestop Mayfield, Perrotts Brook Costwold Marina, South Cerney Cotswold Caravan Park, South  Cerney Churches and Chapelstop Church of England Parish of  Cirencester with Watermoor, incorporating the Parish Church of St John Baptist,  Holy Trinity, Watermoor and St Lawrence, Chesterton Vicar: The Reverend M St  John-Channell Cirencester Vicarage 1 Dollar Street, Cirencester Tel:  01285 653142, Fax: 01285 652442 The Parish Office: Tel: 01285  659317 Church of England Parish  of St Peter’s Stratton Parish Priest: The Reverened P Quinnell 94  Gloucester Road, Cirencester Telephone: 01285 653359 Church of England Parish  of Preston with Siddington Vicar: The Reverend Henry Morris The  Rectory, Preston, Cirencester Telephone: 01285 654187 Baptist  Church Church Office, Coxwell Street Minister: Not yet  appointed 239 Alexander Drive, Cirencester Telephone: 01285  643510 Methodist  Church Ashcroft Road Minister: The Reverend Ms R Carter 44 Rendcomb  Drive, Cirencester Telephone: 01285 663655 St Peter’s Roman  Catholic Church Parish Priest: The Reverend Father M Davies St  Peter’s Presbytery St Peter’s Road, Cirencester Telephone: 01285  652087 Kingdom Hall of  Jehovah’s Witnesses Meadow Road, Cirencester The Salvation  Army Thomas Street, Cirencester Telephone: 01285 643596 The Religious Society of  Friends (Quakers) Contact: The Warden Friends Meeting House Thomas  Street, Cirencester Telephone: 01285 652217 The Community  Church Contact: Mr Richard Webb The Coach House Fraziers Folly,  Siddington Telephone: 01285 651790 Swindon Jewish  Congregation Telephone: 01793 521910 Citizens Advice Bureautop 2/3 The Mews, Cricklade  Street Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm Telephone: 01285  652908 Telephone Enquiries: 9.00am - 10.00am Art Clubstop Brewery Fine  Arts Telephone: 01285 657181 Cirencester Art  Group Telephone: 01285 653044 Cirencester Decorative and  Fine Arts Telephone: 01285 652385 Drama and Performing Arts  Clubstop Brewery Arts Telephone:  01285 657181 Cirencester Academy of  Speech and Drama Telephone: 01285 653077 Cirencester Pantomime and Revue Company Telephone: 01793 750711 Cirencester Parish Church  Players Telephone: 01285 652913 Cirencester Theatre  Club Telephone: 01242 582103 Phoenix Revue  Group Telephone: 01285 653669 Silent Owl Youth  Theatre Telephone: 01285 653669 Stratton Drama  Group Telephone: 01285 656584 Sundial  Theatre Telephone: 01285 640994 Leisure Clubstop Cirencester Amnesty  International Telephone: 01285 750628 South East Gloucestershire  Bee Keeping Telephone: 01285 657969 Cirencester Town Bell  Ringers Telephone: 01285 659515 Cirencester Cage Bird  Society Telephone: 01285 653669 Corinium Bridge  Club Telephone: 01285 870815 Phoenix Centre Bridge  Club Telephone: 01285 653669 Cirencester Car  Club Telephone: 01453 763737 Brewery Arts Summer  Children’s Club Telephone: 01285 657181 Cotswold Leisure Centre Day  Camp - Children’s Club Telephone: 01285 654057 Paternoster Summer School -  Children’s Club Telephone: 01285 652480 1st Cirencester Girls  Brigade Telephone: 01285 656085 Cirencester  Guides Telephone: 01285 655649 Cirencester Afternoon  Townswomen’s Guild Telephone: 01285 654625 Cirencester Mothers’  Union Telephone: 01285 656227 Cirencester  WI Telephone: 01285 653188 Corinium Luncheon  Club Telephone: 01285 851346 Phoenix (Cirencester)  WI Telephone: 01285 885151 Cirencester Ramblers’  Association Telephone: 01285 658477 Cirencester Scrabble  Club Telephone: 01285 657888 Cirencester Science and  Technology Society Telephone: 01285 642649 Cirencester, Fairford and  District Scouts Telephone: 01285 652873 Barton Senior  Citizens Telephone: 01285 885780 Beech Grove Court Social  Club Telephone: 01285 658170 Silver  Threads Telephone: 01285 651820 Cirencester Whist  Group Telephone: 01285 654130 Cirencester Amateur  Winemakers Telephone: 01285 860605 Corinium Wine  Circle Telephone: 01285 653313 Cirencester Youth  Farmers Telephone: 01285 851677 Impact Youth  Club Telephone: 01285 653160 Stratton Youth  Club Telephone: 01285 823354 Toc H  Cirencester Telephone: 01666 860502 Music and Dance Clubstop Cirencester Ballet  Club Telephone: 01285 851305 Cirencester Choral  Society Telephone: 01453 882696 Cirencester Dance  Club Telephone: 01285 653669 Cirencester Irish Set  Dancing - Folk Dance Telephone: 01285 655589 Cirencester Modern Sequence  Dancing Telephone: 01285 653694 Cirencester Gramophone and  Music Club Telephone: 01285 657021 Cirencester Operatic  Society Telephone: 01285 656376 Cirencester Scottish  Country Dance Society Telephone: 01285 860767 Cirencester Tea Dance  Club Telephone: 01285 651358 Cirencester Town  Band Telephone: 01285 862624 Cirencester Scottish  Country Dance Club Telephone: 01666 860767 Corinium Squares American  Square Dance Club Telephone: 01285 770631 Folk Dance  Club Telephone: 01285 653669 Modern Sequence  Dance Telephone: 01285 653694 Scottish Country Dance  Society Telephone: 01285 860767 Watermoor Tea Dance  Club Telephone: 01285 656831 Photographic Clubstop Cirencester Camera  Club Telephone: 01285 656328 Sports Clubstop Corinium Deep Sea Anglers  Club Telephone: 01285 651533 Churn Valley Archers,  Cirencester Telephone: 01285 696631 Cirencester Athletics  Club Telephone: 01285 720421 Cirencester Badminton  Club Telephone: 01285 652271 Corinium Badminton  Club Telephone: 01285 657424 Corinium Youth Badminton  Club Telephone: 01285 659133 Cirencester Bowling  Club Telephone: 01285 655347 Cirencester Mixed Bowling  Club Telephone: 01285 653580 Cirencester Cricket  Club Telephone: 01285 831425 Cirencester PO Cricket  Club Telephone: 01285 656780 Cirencester Croquet  Club Telephone: 01285 653549 Corinium Cycling  Club Telephone: 01793 700713 Cirencester Mens and Ladies  Summer League Darts Telephone: 01285 655314 Beeches Football  Club Telephone: 01285 652494 Cirencester Town Football  Club Telephone: 01285 659002 Cirencester Town Ladies  Football Club Telephone: 01285 654274 Cirencester United Football  Club Telephone: 01285 657836 Cirencester Youth Football  Club Telephone: 01285 657449 GF Wessex Football  Club Telephone: 01285 657449 Stratton United Football  Club Telephone: 01285 657575 Stratton Youth Football  Club Telephone: 01285 657836 Cirencester Golf  Club Telephone: 01285 653939 Cirencester Hockey  Club Telephone: 01285 643895 South Cerney Riding  School Telephone: 01793 750151 The Talland School of  Equitation Telephone: 01285 652318 Jet Ski UK Telephone:  01285 712347 Blue Triangle Martial  Arts Telephone: 01666 840778 Cirencester Judo  Club Telephone: 01285 651004 Corinium Karate  Club Telephone: 01285 770576 Heikina Kai  Karate Telephone: 01285 712189 Kung-fu Club Telephone:  01285 652932 Sei-bu-kan  Karate Telephone: 01285 640561 Cirencester Polo  Club Telephone: 01285 653225 Cirencester Rugby  Club Telephone: 01285 642288 South Cerney Sailing  Club Telephone: 01452 728519 Cirencester Air Rifle and  Pistol Club Telephone: 01793 750930 Cotswold Rifle  Club Telephone: 01285 653313 Cirencester and District  Mens Skittles League Telephone: 01285 253578 Cotswold Ladies Squash  Club Telephone: 01285 645650 Cotswolds Mens Squash  Club Telephone: 01285 502284 Cotswold Divers Sub Aqua  Club Telephone: 01453 886491 Snorkelling -  Cirencester Telephone: 01285 656768 Cirencester Swimming  Club Telephone: 01285 831479 Newts Swimming  Club Telephone: 01285 657188 or 01285 654361 Over 25s Swimming  Club Telephone: 01285 654964 Pool for the Disabled -  Lifestyles Telephone: 01285 643997 Cirencester and District  Table Tennis Club Telephone: 01285 861357 Cirencester Table Tennis  Club Telephone: 01285 643647 The Dolphins Table Tennis  Club Telephone: 01285 659291 Cirencester Tennis  Club Telephone: 01285 653924 South Cerney Wind Surfing  Club Telephone: 01285 860388 Cirencester Volleyball  Club Telephone: 01285 651722 Cirencester Water Ski  Club Telephone: 01285 861776 Cotswold Yoga  Centre Telephone: 01285 640994 Voluntary and Community  Groups, Pop-In and Affiliated Clubstop Cirencester Age  Concern Telephone: 01285 652901 Cirencester Chamber of  Commerce Telephone: 01285 653381 Cirencester Civic  Society Telephone: 01285 655239 Cirencester Ladies’  Club Telephone: 01285 651004 Cirencester Lions  Club Telephone: 01285 650614 Cirencester  Pop-In Telephone: 01285 652495 Cirencester  Probus Telephone: 01285 850267 Cirencester Red  Cross Telephone: 01285 656107 Cirencester Rotary  Club Telephone: 01285 655438 Cirencester Round  Table Telephone: 01285 642311 Cirencester Royal British  Legion Telephone: 01285 654508 Cirencester Twinning  Association Telephone: 01285 821342 Cirencester Youth Red  Cross Telephone: 01285 658348 St Johns Ambulance Brigade  - Cirencester Cadets Telephone: 01285 770653 St Johns Ambulance Brigade  -Cirencester Division Telephone: 01793 751838 Education in Cirencester Nursery Schoolstop Acorns Nursery School 10  Park Street, Cirencester Tel: 01285 655505 Bingham  Kindergarten King Street, Cirencester Principal: Sheila Forsythe Tel:  01285 651310 Bright Eyes  Nursery Cirencester College Fosseway Campus, Stroud Road Cirencester,  GL6 1XA Tel: 01285 640994 ext 236 The Gatehouse Stratton  Place Gloucester Road, Cirencester Tel: 01285 659005 St Peter’s Nursery St  Peter’s Road Tel: (Morning) 01285 642473 Stepping Stones Ashcroft  Road, Cirencester Tel: 01285 659699 Playgroups operate at the following locations:top Lewis Lane Contact: Mrs  H Lawrence Tel: 01285 651973 Phoenix Contact: Julie  Jones Tel: 01285 655968 The Cirencester Opportunity  Group - an integrated group where children with Special Needs are  welcome. Contact: Mrs L Cole Tel: 01285 659117 Watermoor Family  Centre Contact: Mrs S Scott Tel: 01285 640964 Primary Schoolstop Chesterton  Primary Apsley Road, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr H Gray Tel: 01285  654796 Cirencester  Infants Victoria Road, Cirencester Headteacher: Mrs D Hayward Tel:  01285 652001 Cirencester  Junior Victoria Road, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr J Moore Tel: 01285  653148 Powells  School Gloucester Street, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr C Illman Tel:  01285 653799 Stratton Church of England  School Thessaly  Road, Stratton, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr M Hughes Tel: 01285  653431 Watermoor Church of England  School Cirencester Headteacher: Mr R Peterson Tel: 01285  653817 Secondary Schoolstop Cirencester Deer Park  School Cirencester Headteacher: Mr D Carter Tel: 01285  653447 Kingshill (Comprehensive)  School Kingshill Lane, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr M H Redman, BA Tel:  01285 651511. Fax. 01285 885652 Independent Schoolstop Hatherop Castle  School Hatherop Headteacher: Mr P Easterbrook Tel: 01285  750206 Ingleside PNEU  School The Beeches Centre, Cirencester Headteacher: Mrs F Blades Tel:  01285 654046 Querns  School Cirencester Headteacher: Mr C Whytehead Tel: 01285  652953 Collegestop Cirencester  College Principal: Mr N Robbins Tel: 01285 640994 Rendcomb College,  Rendcomb Headteacher: Mr G Holden Tel: 01285 831213 Royal Agricultural  College Principal: Professor J B Dent Tel: 01285 652531 Special Schooltop Paternoster County  School Watermoor Road, Cirencester Headteacher: Mr P Barton Tel: 01285  652490 Employmenttop JobCentre, Southway,  Cirencester Tel: 01285 662100 Entertainmenttop Live entertainment - plays,  concerts, revues etc. - are presented by dramatic organisations at such venues  as the Bingham Hall, Niccol Centre (Brewery Arts) and Beeches Theatre. Dances  are also held frequently at local halls and at hotels in the area. The nearest  permanent theatres are at Swindon (The Wyvern) and Cheltenham (The Everyman).  The Regal has been refurbished and now consists of a luxurious bingo and social  club with licensed bar, waitress service and hot and cold snacks. The circle has  been redesigned to provide two 100-seater theatres providing a good choice of  films. Night Club - The Rock Café, Bishops Walk. Police, Ambulance and Fire and Rescue  Service top Tel: 999 in  emergency Crimestoppers - Tel: 0800 555111 Childline - Tel: 0800  1111 Health Servicestop Hospital Servicestop Cirencester Hospital The  Querns, Tetbury Road Cirencester Tel: 01285 655711 This hospital embraces  medical, surgical and rehabilitation inpatients, together with a busy casualty  and outpatient department. Health Clinic Servicestop Cirencester Community  Health Centre Grounds of Cirencester Hospital Tel: 01285  884667 Family Planning and Cervical Cytologytop Every Monday and Wednesday  evening 6.30pm - 8.00pm by appointment Tel: 01285 884628 Child Health Clinic top Every Friday afternoon  2.00pm - 4.00pm (development assessment by appointment) Tel: 01285  884667 Dental  Clinictop Monday to Friday (by  appointment) Tel: 01285 884664/884663 Child Speech Therapytop Mondays and Wednesdays (by appointment) Tel: 01285 884667 Chiropodytop Monday to Thursday (by  appointment) Tel: 01285 884667 Child  Guidancetop Every Tuesday (by  appointment) Tel: 01285 884667 Disability Learningtop Tel: 01285  884670 Doctors in Cirencestertop Doctors R Evans, J  Evans C Hutchinson and C Marriott 1 The Avenue Tel: 01285  653122/652944 Doctors H C C Coleridge, R Sethi, G McInerney, N Thirston I Simpson, A Nichol and C Goldie 9  Chesterton Lane Tel: 01285 652056 Doctors M Hewett, H Hewett,  U Miller M Jacob and H Bromwich 1 St Peters Road Tel: 01285  653184 Doctors D Mitchell, R  Pawson A Borg, E Sparling and J Tallon The Park Surgery, Old Tetbury  Road Tel: 01285 654733 Cotswold Counselling and Support Centretop 23 Sheep Street. Tel: 01285  885830 Dentists in Cirencestertop Dyer Street Surgery 56  Dyer Street Tel: 01285 653295 Gloucester Street  Surgery 10a Gloucester Street Tel: 01285 653251 Market Place Surgery 18  Market Place Tel: 01285 652200 Silver Street Surgery 6  Silver Street Tel: 01285 657777 D F Soutter Stratton  Firs, Cheltenham Road Tel: 01285 640897 J M Whittaker and T R C  Cheeseman 49 Dyer Street Tel: 01285 652004 Opticians in Cirencestertop Boots 23 Cricklade  Street. Tel: 01285 654579 Haine and Smith 6c  Cricklade Street. Tel: 01285 651161 R J Holmes 6 Castle  Street. Tel: 01285 650136 Leightons 39/41 Dyer  Street. Tel: 01285 651344 F Norville Ltd 20 Dyer  Street. Tel: 01285 652054 Industrytop The extensive development  of Love Lane as an industrial estate was initiated by former Cirencester Urban  District Council whose foresight has done much to create jobs for local people  and to promote the continued growth and prosperity of Cirencester. Firms considering a move to  Cirencester in order to benefit from the excellent lines of communication to  other parts of the country are advised to consult the Cotswold District Council,  Trinity Road, Cirencester. Tel: 01285 643643 Local Government and  Services Cotswold District  Council Trinity Road, Cirencester (all departments) Tel: 01285  643643 www.cotswold.gov.uk Chief  Executive: N C Abbott Director of Central Services: R P Austin Director of  Community Services: A Grant Director of Development and Heritage: K P  Cooper Cirencester Town  Council Dyer House, 3 Dyer Street, Cirencester Tel: 01285 655646, Fax:  01285 643843 www.cirencester.gov.uk Town  Clerk: Andrew Rennie Crook, Solicitor Deputy Town Clerk: Clive  Sherwood Gloucestershire County  Council Divisional Surveyor - Highways Department Mr Andrew  Kemeys 2 Love Lane, Cirencester Tel: 01285 653231 Social Services Department  - Cirencester Sub-Area Office The Old School 47 Lewis Lane,  Cirencester Tel: 01285 881000 Cirencester Visitor Information Centretop Corn Hall, Market  Place Cirencester, GL7 2NW Tel: 01285 654180 Open: Monday to  Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm Wheelchair access. Local  bed booking service and bed booking service for other towns available. Personal  callers only. National Trust Gift Shop. Markets and Public Auctions. Charter  Market on Mondays and Fridays (Market Place) - see under Markets. Cattle Market  on Tuesdays (Tetbury Road). Antiques Market on Fridays (Corn Hall, Market  Place). Sales by Public Auction of antiques and other furniture, silver,  paintings, etc. are held on most Fridays at the Bingham Hall, King Street.  Auction sales, Bingham Hall, twice a month, Moore Allen, Hobbs and Chambers.  Craft Markets are held in the Corn Hall on Saturdays (Cirencester Craftsmans  Market 1st and 3rd, Cotswold Craft Market 2nd and 4th). Newspaperstop Wilts and Gloucestershire  Standard (every Thursday) 74 Dyer Street Tel: 01285 642642 Gloucestershire Echo (every  evening) 17 Black Jack Street Tel: 01285 653823 Policetop Main Police Station at The  Forum Tel: 01242 276500 (Dial 999 in an emergency) Populationtop 19,500  (approximately) Post  Officestop Head Office: Castle  Street Tel: 01285 653002 (mornings only) Sub or Branch Offices:top Upper  Churnside Beeches Countess Lilias Road, Chesterton Queen Street, Watermoor  and at Cheltenham Road, Stratton Registrar of Marriagestop Sheep Street,  Cirencester Tel: 01285 650455 Opening times: Monday,  Wednesday and Friday 9.20am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3.00pm Registrar of Births and Deathstop Sheep Street,  Cirencester Tel: 01285 652893 Opening times: Monday,  Wednesday and Friday 9.15am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3.00pm Tuesday 9.15am  -12.30pm Sports top Angling - Trout fishing may be enjoyed in  the River Coln at Bibury or near Fairford, whilst the Churn and lake at  Cirencesters Abbey Grounds offer coarse fishing - permits from D & J  Sports, Cricklade Street. Fishing also at the Cotswold Water Park at South  Cerney. Badminton -  Cotswold Leisure Centre, used by competitive clubs and for casual  games. Bowls - At  Ashcroft Road is the green of the Cirencester Bowling Club, which, along with  other local teams, is in the Cirencester Bowling League. (Access is from the  Brewery Car Park.) Cricket - The  main team is the Cirencester CC, whose delightful home ground is at Cirencester  Park. Other local teams belong to the Cirencester and District Cricket  Association and some play in the evening league. Tennis and  Croquet - St Michaels Park (advance bookings at Town Council  offices) Tel: 01285 655646 (Advanced Bookings) Tel: 01285  659182 Football - At  Tetbury Road is the ground of Cirencester Town AFC. Other local teams play at  London Road, Baunton Lane and Chesterton 4-Acres. Golf - The  Cirencester Golf Course (18 holes) lies less than two miles from the centre of  town, near Baunton, on the Cheltenham Road. Tel: (Club) 01285  653939 Health Club -  Bodylines at the Cotswold Leisure Centre offers aerobics, weight training and  conditioning. An extensive range of classes and activities is  available. Hunting - The  VWH Kennels are at Meysey Hampton. Other packs are those of the Cotswolds  (kennels at Andoversford), the Heythrop (kennels at Chipping Norton,Oxon), and  the Duke of Beauforts (Badminton). The time and place of meets is notified in  the local press. Polo - There  is polo every Sunday afternoon in Cirencester Park (entrance on the Stroud Road)  from early May to the end of August. Three tournaments are held annually,  usually in late May, June and August, each lasting about a week, with matches  daily at 3.15pm. Polo on the ordinary matchdays is at 3.15pm. There are normally  two matches on ordinary Sundays and during the season there are fairly frequent  visits from outside teams. Rugby  Football - The Cirencester RFC ground and clubhouse is at  Whiteway. Sailing - May  be enjoyed on the lakes of the Cotswold Water Park at South  Cerney. Shooting -  There is an excellent Indoor Rifle and Pistol Range at the Bingham Hall, King  Street. Tel. 01285 653313 Squash - At  the Cotswold Leisure Centre. Swimming -  Cirencester now has two pools - an indoor pool at the Sports Centre and a  outdoor pool with heated water. The Open Air Swimming Pool  can be found by following the signposted footpath commencing at the junction of  Cecily Hill and Park Street. The pool itself is probably  one of the oldest in the country, and was built during the winter of 1869/70 by  the local Bathurst family and then presented to the people of Cirencester, who  have made use of the pool and enjoyed the beautiful setting ever since. For the  past 20 years the running of the pool has been undertaken by a small band of  volunteers who have carried out extensive improvement works, including a sun  terrace, installation of a new boiler and improved facilities for changing. In  1993 a new tuck shop was built to cater for the increasing number of swimmers. The pools open season is  from the end of May to September, during which time both young and old can enjoy  its facilities, including swimming lessons and lifeguard training. The pool is also available  for private functions on application. Details from the Chairman on Tel: 01285  655147. The pool opening hours are  8.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 6.00pm Saturday and 11.00am to  6.00pm Sundays. Travel top Rail - The nearest railway station is at  Kemble on the Cheltenham-Swindon-London line. Trains run to Stroud, Gloucester  and Cheltenham (for the Midlands and North) and to Swindon (for London  Paddington, Reading, Bath, Bristol and South Wales). There are also three  through services each day to and from Paddington. Information from Regional  Railways. Tel: 0345 484950. Bus -  Services are provided by the Stroud Valleys division of Stagecoach, which  operates local town services as well as routes to Stroud, Gloucester,  Cheltenham, Swindon, Cricklade, Tetbury, Kemble, Chipping Sodbury and  Bristol. Other companies also  operate into the town. Acknowledgements top The Town Council wishes to  acknowledge and thank all members of the Cirencester community who have  contributed to the compilation of this Official Guide. Alterations, amendments and  additions should be submitted in writing as they arise to: Town  Clerk Cirencester Town Council Dyer House, 3 Dyer Street,  Cirencester. The copyright of the text  matter and illustrations appearing in this guide is vested in the Cirencester  Town Council and must not be reproduced without written  permission. Information given is  subject to alteration without notice. How to  find out more about Cirencestertop The Bingham Library has a  good local studies collection which is recommended for access to the published  town histories and the collection also includes a good section on the town’s  archaeology. The Corinium Museum also has a specialist library plus reference  material on its collections, available for study by appointment. The standard  town histories are: K.J. Beecham History of  Cirencester and the Roman City of Corinium, first published in 1886 and  reprinted in 1978. Although a period piece, it remains the best source of  reference. W. St Clair Baddeley A  History of Cirencester, a useful if not always reliable history published in  1924. Richard Reece and  Christopher Catling Cirencester: the Development and Buildings of a Cotswold  Town, published by British Archaeological Reports, no.12 in 1975 and  essentially a study of buildings and building façades. Alan McWhirr Archaeology  and History of Cirencester, a series of essays published by British  Archaeological Reports, no.30 in 1976. Jean Welsford Cirencester: A History and Guide, published in 1987 - a very useful  history and update of Beecham and Baddeley. Richard Tomkins Street  Names of Cirencester, excellent introduction, published in  1987. Alec Clifton-Taylor Cirencester, re-published by Cirencester Civic Society in 1988. Timothy Darvill and  Christopher Gerrard Cirencester: Town and Landscape, a most useful source  of reference (extensive lists), summary history and planning study, published in  1994. Cirencester Excavation  Committee and Cotswold Archaeological Trust have published a series of five  detailed reports on archaeological excavations in the town undertaken between  1960-85. They are available for  study at both library and museum. There is no shortage of books on the  Cotswolds. Two of the most recent are not only first-rate but contain many  useful references to earlier work: Anthea Jones The  Cotswolds (1994) David Verey and Alan Brooks Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds in the Pevsner series - The Buildings of  England, extensively revised and published in 1999.