Monument record 1563/0/13 - The Guildhall

The Guildhall, Macclesfield. The original C13 structure may have been in timber. An illustration ofthe C16 Guildhall by Lynch shows it above an arcade of three shops (1). A description in 1817 records that the front of the building was in the western gable end, approached by a flight of stone steps, and commanded a full view of the market place. Over the entrance were the arms of the corporation (2). The Guildhall was replaced by the present Town Hall in 1823 (3).

<1> Davies C S, 1961, The History of Macclesfield (Graphic Material). SCH3149.

<2> Corry J, 1817, The History of Macclesfield (Book). SCH3148.

<3> Turner, RC, 1985, Notes on Medieval Macclesfield (Unpublished Report). SCH2286.

<4> Earwaker, J P, 1877-1880, East Cheshire Past & Present, 2/1880/475-6 (Y) (Book). SCH1080.