Macclesfield is a small and hilly market town in Cheshire. Once famous for its silk production, there is a museum to the silk trade in the town centre which charts the rise and fall of the industry. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to visit, which is a shame as it looks very interesting. We stopped for a quick late bite to eat before heading off to Shropshire where we were staying that night. The Waterstones is in a modern building in the main shopping area at the top of the town.
The photos below are (clockwise from top left): 1. Looking down Church Street. 2. Macclesfield Town Hall. 3. Chapel Mill (built as a chapel in 1880 and converted to a mill in 1946 – now an interior solutions business). 4. St Michael’s Church, viewed from Church Street*
After leaving Macclesfield we drove through Congleton, where I spotted a statue of a dog from the car, so we pulled up to take a look. It’s of Treo, who served in Afghanistan. She ended her days in the town with her former handler when the pair left the army – she was awarded the Dickins Medal – the animal equivalent to the Victoria Cross. Although not Macclesfield, I thought I’d share it anyway.
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*The photograph looking towards St Michael’s church was taken by Daniel Case and is used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License – click here to see original image.
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