Macclesfield Museums is a collection of four museums focusing on Macclesfield and the Silk Industry. The museums are owned by Cheshire East, the local council, and managed on their behalf by the Macclesfield Silk Heritage Trust.[1][2] The museums are called The Silk Museum, Paradise Mill, West Park Museum and The Old Sunday School.
Macclesfield Women's Suffrage Society banner in Macclesfield museums - made in silk in 1911 by The Macclesfield School of Embroidery
Macclesfield became a centre of the Silk Industry during the Industrial Revolution. The museum hosts a collection of silk artwork, silk weaving machines and silk historical artifacts. The building was originally known as Macclesfield School of Art and opened in 1877 to train designers for the silk trade.[3]
Paradise Mill
Paradise Mill
Paradise Mill is a former silk mill built in 1862, later converted into a working museum with 26 Jacquard looms.[4] It is built in brick with Welsh slate roofs, is in four storeys, and has a 13-bay front. The right three bays project forward and contain an Art Deco entrance.[5]
West Park Museum
West Park Museum
West Park Museum was built by Marianne Brocklehurst, who came from a wealthy silk trade family, and houses her collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, a selection of fine art and local history items.[6][7] Refurbishment of the museum was proposed in 2018.[8] The building is grade II listed with Historic England. Constructed in 1897–98 it is built in brick with terracotta dressings and has a Welsh slate roof. It is in a single storey and consists of a single room that is lit from above by a clerestory. The entrance front has a shaped gable, and a decorative terracotta frieze and panels. There is a glass verandah on the right side.[9][10]
Macclesfield Sunday School now called The Old Sunday School was closed in September 1973. It had stopped keeping registers in 1967 when average attendance was fourteen. Though the fabric of the building was deteriorating it was listed as a Grade II* building because of its historical significance. The building now has multiple uses which include a Museum with Victorian school room and a cinema.[11]
^"West Park Museum, Cheshire East – 1206947". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^Collins, Louanne (1996). Macclesfield Sunday School 1796–1996. Macclesfield, Cheshire: Macclesfield Museums Trust. p. 19. ISBN1-870926-09-9.
Sources
Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN978-0-300-17043-6
External links
Macclesfield Museums official website
January 31, 2023
macclesfield, museums, collection, four, museums, focusing, macclesfield, silk, industry, museums, owned, cheshire, east, local, council, managed, their, behalf, macclesfield, silk, heritage, trust, museums, called, silk, museum, paradise, mill, west, park, mu. Macclesfield Museums is a collection of four museums focusing on Macclesfield and the Silk Industry The museums are owned by Cheshire East the local council and managed on their behalf by the Macclesfield Silk Heritage Trust 1 2 The museums are called The Silk Museum Paradise Mill West Park Museum and The Old Sunday School Macclesfield Women s Suffrage Society banner in Macclesfield museums made in silk in 1911 by The Macclesfield School of Embroidery Contents 1 The Silk Museum 2 Paradise Mill 3 West Park Museum 4 The Old Sunday School 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksThe Silk Museum Edit The Silk Museum Main article Silk Industry of Cheshire Macclesfield Macclesfield became a centre of the Silk Industry during the Industrial Revolution The museum hosts a collection of silk artwork silk weaving machines and silk historical artifacts The building was originally known as Macclesfield School of Art and opened in 1877 to train designers for the silk trade 3 Paradise Mill Edit Paradise Mill Paradise Mill is a former silk mill built in 1862 later converted into a working museum with 26 Jacquard looms 4 It is built in brick with Welsh slate roofs is in four storeys and has a 13 bay front The right three bays project forward and contain an Art Deco entrance 5 West Park Museum Edit West Park Museum West Park Museum was built by Marianne Brocklehurst who came from a wealthy silk trade family and houses her collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts a selection of fine art and local history items 6 7 Refurbishment of the museum was proposed in 2018 8 The building is grade II listed with Historic England Constructed in 1897 98 it is built in brick with terracotta dressings and has a Welsh slate roof It is in a single storey and consists of a single room that is lit from above by a clerestory The entrance front has a shaped gable and a decorative terracotta frieze and panels There is a glass verandah on the right side 9 10 The Old Sunday School Edit The Old Sunday School Main article Macclesfield Sunday School Macclesfield Sunday School now called The Old Sunday School was closed in September 1973 It had stopped keeping registers in 1967 when average attendance was fourteen Though the fabric of the building was deteriorating it was listed as a Grade II building because of its historical significance The building now has multiple uses which include a Museum with Victorian school room and a cinema 11 See also Edit Cheshire portalList of museums in Cheshire List of textile mills in CheshireReferences Edit Macclesfield Silk Museum Silk Museum Macclesfield Silk Museum museumsofcheshire org uk Retrieved 14 February 2019 Alex Scapens New era for Macclesfield s Silk Museum as it drops admission charge Cheshire Live Retrieved 14 February 2019 Hurley Paul 15 July 2016 Macclesfield History Tour Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN 9781445655864 via Google Books McCann Phil 19 June 2015 Council to buy historic silk mill via www bbc co uk Lower Paradise Mill Non Civil Parish 1279976 Historic England Retrieved 14 February 2019 Macclesfield Museums Culture24 Retrieved 14 February 2019 The women who love mummies 2 February 2019 via www bbc co uk West Park Museum in line for refurbishment www cheshireeast gov uk Hartwell et al 2011 p 461sfnp error no target CITEREFHartwellHydeHubbardPevsner2011 help West Park Museum Cheshire East 1206947 Historic England Retrieved 14 February 2019 Collins Louanne 1996 Macclesfield Sunday School 1796 1996 Macclesfield Cheshire Macclesfield Museums Trust p 19 ISBN 1 870926 09 9 Sources EditHartwell Clare Hyde Matthew Hubbard Edward Pevsner Nikolaus 2011 1971 Cheshire The Buildings of England New Haven and London Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 17043 6External links EditMacclesfield Museums official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macclesfield Museums amp oldid 1071397436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
