Macclesfield Museums Silk Trail
Image - Old Sunday School building, now the home of Macclesfield's Heritage Centre.
".... The earliest known reference to silk in Macclesfield is recorded in the inventory of silk button man Stephen Rowe, drawn up in 1617. During the 17th century the Macclesfield button making industry increased in importance....."
"... For over 200 years silk was the main industry in Macclesfield. When it prospered, people flocked in from the surrounding countryside to work in the newly-built mills. When it declined the town's fortunes declined with it. To the outside world Macclesfield meant silk, and the silk workers were proud of their skills and of the beautiful fabrics they produced...."
This heritage is preserved for all to see in the museums and the Silk Trail takes you past many of the mills, weavers' garrets and other landmarks in Macclesfield's industrial history.
Read or please add more about the Macclesfield Silk Industry, the Heritage Centre & the old Sunday School, on Smith Chat's Cheshire Board.......
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