Reopening of Silk Museum Macclesfield
The Silk Mill has just reopened after extensive refurbishment, preserving its story and significance in the history of silk weaving in the UK.
The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill tell the story of Macclesfield’s world-renowned silk industry.
The museum has an internationally significant collection of silk textiles and machinery with a pattern book archive of nearly 1,000 volumes. It also displays the ancient Egyptian artefacts collected by Macclesfield silk heiress, Marianne Brocklehurst.
Paradise Mill is a beautifully preserved working silk mill, with 26 restored jacquard looms. A visit offers the opportunity to step back in time to Macclesfield in the 1930s. The mill was built in 1860 and was operated by tie manufacturers Cartwright and Sheldon until it closed in 1981.
Images courtesy of Silk Museum Macclesfield
Find out more and plan your visit:
www.thesilkmuseum.co.uk
@silkmuseummacc
The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill tell the story of Macclesfield’s world-renowned silk industry.
The museum has an internationally significant collection of silk textiles and machinery with a pattern book archive of nearly 1,000 volumes. It also displays the ancient Egyptian artefacts collected by Macclesfield silk heiress, Marianne Brocklehurst.
Paradise Mill is a beautifully preserved working silk mill, with 26 restored jacquard looms. A visit offers the opportunity to step back in time to Macclesfield in the 1930s. The mill was built in 1860 and was operated by tie manufacturers Cartwright and Sheldon until it closed in 1981.
Images courtesy of Silk Museum Macclesfield
Find out more and plan your visit:
www.thesilkmuseum.co.uk
@silkmuseummacc