A lovely museum show casing Macclesfield's silk heritage. At the height of silk production in Macclesfield there were over 70 mills employing thousands of weavers and dyer's. Now there is only one left. Here you can see the whole process of silk manufacture and how the town grew and wained with the boom times and the downward slump with competition from other countries.The staff are wonderful and knowledgeable.There's a tea rooms and next door is Paradise Mill the last mill with wooden jackard hand looms. A guided tour of the mill will give you an insight into the process of silk manufacture and how the workers toiled on looms that date back to the early 1800's and were still being used till the mid 1980"s.
Superb experience with knowledgeable guides. We did the Jubilee Mill and the museum. Learned loads.
It was very interesting. A good view of an industry that has gone the way of history.
Very interesting, very clearly set out. Children would enjoy too. Definitely worth a visit.
This place is a gem.. Visit it and do the factory tour... brilliant. See the end of the silk road.
Macclesfield Silk Museum is a UK Museum based in Macclesfield, North West England. Macclesfield Silk Museum is located at Park Ln, Macclesfield SK11 6TJ, UK.
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