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Official visitor guide produced in association with the
Visit Chester & Cheshire regional tourist board.
Saturday, 31st July 2010
Museums and Galleries
Explore the social and industrial heritage of Congleton, Macclesfield and Leek. The Textile Triangle area includes numerous museums, with carefully preserved and restored original machinery and buildings that bring alive the stories of the people whose lives were shaped by the textile industry. Discover the story of the Leek Embroiderers, the Silk Weavers of Macclesfield, the pauper children who worked at Quarry Bank Mill and the Congleton Ribbon Makers at Congleton Museum.
Also visit one of the stunning, independent galleries showcasing the work of new and established artists from around the region. View and buy pieces hand crafted by some of the leading designers and makers in their field and see beautiful tapestries, contemporary art, photography, prints and paintings.
15 Results Found
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Bollington
The Bridgend Centre was established in 1990. Since then it has grown from strength to strength, widening its appeal to local people as the first point of contact for community matters.
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Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Bollington
A contemporary art space in Bollington, Cheshire, exhibiting new and established artists from around the region.
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Gallery
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Macclesfield
Silk Museum: Paradise Mill is an award-winning museum with 26 jacquard hand looms.
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Museum
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Macclesfield
Recognised as one of the Country’s leading specialist museums. Fuelled by enthusiasm and staffed by volunteers it is a great day out for all the family.
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Museum
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Congleton
Established in 2002, the museum has touch screen computers, pull-out figures with voice-overs telling the town's history.
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Museum
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Knutsford
The Old Hall is set in an enclosure in the parkland between the beautiful mere and the site of an Anglo Saxon village with its landscape history trail.
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Museum
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Manchester
In the textiles gallery working machinery, hands-on exhibits, artworks and human stories bring to life the story of Manchester's textile industry
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Museum
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Knutsford
Knutsford Heritage Centre tells the town's history and is home to Knutsford's 53 sq. metre Millennium Tapestry.
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Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Clarence Road, Bollington
Bollington Discovery Centre brings together the history of this and other great mills of Bollington, the Macclesfield Canal and shows their place and importance to the town.
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Museum
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Leek
The Brindley Mill Preservation Trust maintains and operates this restored water-powered corn-mill built by James Brindley, the celebrated engineer who lived from 1716 to 1722.
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Water Mill
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Macclesfield
A gallery displaying vibrant silk costumes from 1830 to the present day, haberdashery and manufacturers silk pattern books.
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Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Leek
The Nicholson Institute is a Grade II* landmark building, situated in Stockwell Street , Leek in the heart if the Staffordshire Moorlands.
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Gallery
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Congleton
Come and spend time at the new Victoria Mill Arts Centre in Congleton which hosts a variety of free arts and crafts workshops throughout the year as well as an excellent exhibition area, studio space for artists, a cafe, an art and craft shop and fra
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Arts Centre
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Cheddleton
The Churnet Valley Railway is a volunteer-run organisation. The operating company, the Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc, is supported by the North Staffordshire Railway Co (1978) Ltd., a Charitable Trust.
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Museum
Location
Macclesfield
Museum in a former school of art, looking at the properties of silk, design education, Macclesfield's other textile industries, social history and machinery.
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Museum
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