Chester: A Historical & Topographical Account of the City by Bertram C. A. Windle. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of the original publication of 1903. Many black-and-white illustrations by Edmund H. New. Covers the city's history from early times with additional chapters on Municipal Institutions, Amusements & Customs and "Distinguished Cestrians." 286 pages, including an index and map. Not searchable. Price: £8.95

A Perambulation of the Hundred of Wirral by H. E. Young. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction of an original publication of 1909. The author's account of his journey around the Wirral peninsula, situated between the Mersey and Dee rivers in Cheshire. 59 illustrations, mainly old photographs, and a sketch map of the author's route; index. Not searchable. Price: £9.95

Picturesque Cheshire by T. Alfred Coward. CD-ROM containing a reproduction of an original publication of 1904, which was the 2nd edition of this comprehensive history of Cheshire. Copiously illustrated by Roger Oldham, the book runs to 471 pages. Not searchable. Price: £7.95

The Registers of Chester Cathedral 1687-1812. CD-ROM. This is a transcription of the registers of Chester Cathedral between 1687 and 1812 taken from a publication of 1904. It also includes records of ecclesiastical appointments and an Appendix containing some useful notes on some of the people mentioned. No index, but the text is fully searchable. Price: £9.95

Sandbach Parish Records. CD-ROM. This CD contains a compilation of family history records extracted from J.P. Earwaker's The History of the Ancient Parish of Sandbach, Co. Chester which was published in 1890. Includes monumental inscriptions, extracts from the parish registers covering the period from 1563 to 1800 and genealogies of the Steele and Welles families. Not searchable. Price: £9.95