Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling & beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshires furthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire & many years ago entered the Industrial Revolution in a more genteel manner perhaps by becoming a silk town. Here all manner of silk items were manufactured such as the narrowest ribbons & the best of silks & satins. It is the perfect place to explore Macclesfield Forest & the Cheshire Peak District but the town itself has plenty to offer including the Heritage Centre with its museums & tea room. Paul Hurley has carefully selected modern & old views to paint a nostalgic historical portrait so enjoy this pictorial tour of the town & see what is here now & compare it to what was here many years ago.