The Parish Church of St. Alkmund, Church Street, Whitchurch.

There could be no more harmonious venue for a celebration of England than this church, the largest Parish Church in the county outside Shrewsbury.

The present Church is possibly the fourth to have been built on this site.  The Church previous to the present building collapsed  in July 1711, the Church we see today  being consecrated on the 8th October 1713.  The porch is inspired by Wren's transepts in St. Paul's.

The heart of Sir John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, is buried in a silver chalice under the porch.  Born around 1386 he fought many battles during the 'Hundred Years War' becoming a legendary figure described in Shakespeare's Henry IV as   'the Scourge of France'.  He was killed at the battle of Bordeaux in 1453 and at his own request his remains were brought   back to Whitchurch.                                 A plaque inside the Church porch reads:

"When lying wounded on the field he charged his faithful guard of Whitchurch men that in memory of their courage and devotion his body should be buried in the porch of their Church that as they had fought and strode over it while living so should they and their children for ever pass over and guard it when dead."

St. Johns' Church, St John's Street, Whitchurch.

The congregation of Wesleyan Methodists in Whitchurch seems to have started in 1750 with 5 visits by John Wesley being recorded between 1762 and 1781.  The first chapel was situated to the rear of Claypit Street with a second opened in 1810 in St Mary's Street.

In 1877 land adjoining what was then known as Bear Garden Lane was purchased from the Earl of Brownlow and a building scheme started to construct the present church and an adjoining Minister's house.  Opened on the 24th April 1879 the church contains three memorial stained glass windows in the East End to Joseph Walford, Thomas Lythgoe and Samuel Venables.  There are also two large stained glass windows to Mary Beckett, wife of Joseph Beckett, and to William Smith and Joseph Savage.   

Sir John Talbot's Arts Centre, Heath Road, Whitchurch.

The school was established by Sir John Talbot (descendant of the first estate holders in Whitchurch) in the 16th century and has continued as the main secondary school ever since. This strong association with the Talbot family is reflected in the gallery of portraits of the Talbot dynasty displayed in the school hall. This new Arts and Leisure Centre was part of a development aided by lottery funding to enhance the facilities of sport and leisure in Whitchurch.