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In about 1821, the Jacquard mechanism began to br attached to looms. By means of punched cards, the Jacquard head allowed patterns of great complexity to be woven. In the twentieth century, Macclesfield Silk Pictures became famous, these were woven on these looms by firms such as the BWA (Brocklehurst Whiston Amalgamated). Today they are ...
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 are 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.
By 1833, the Company's business was described as silk spinners, at Stonehouse Green. In 1834, 3 of his sons established the business of Reade Brothers and Co, silk throwsters and manufacturers of silk goods, also at Stonehouse Green. By 1846 the business was described as silk spinning and working of waste silks.
John Birchenough JP (1 November 1825 – 7 May 1895) was an English silk manufacturer and local politician in Macclesfield, Cheshire in the nineteenth century. [1] He was the head of the Macclesfield silk manufacturing firm Birchenough and Sons with mills at Park Lane, Prestbury Road and Henderson Street in Macclesfield.
Macclesfield Museums: Macclesfield: Industry: Four museums about the local silk industry, including the Silk Museum on Park Lane, Paradise Mill, Heritage Centre, and the West Park Museum [29] Nantwich Museum: Nantwich: Local: Local history including Cheshire's role in the Civil War, local salt, cheese, clothing, shoe and clock-making industries ...
John Brocklehurst, DL, MP (30 October 1788 – 13 August 1870), [1] known as John Brocklehurst the younger, was an English silk manufacturer, banker and Liberal Party politician from Macclesfield in Cheshire. He sat in the House of Commons for 36 years, from 1832 to 1868.
Paramount Pictures/Getty Images. This Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” sold for $923,187 in 2006. The elegant gown, which the actress worn in the film’s ...
Macclesfield Town Hall. Macclesfield (/ m æ k əl z f i əl d /) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies 16 miles (26 km) south of Manchester and 38 miles (61 km) east of Chester.