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==Landmarks== [[File:Street name, Macclesfield - geograph.org.uk - 1151117.jpg|thumb|108 steps sign, located on Churchside, at the top of the "108 Steps" down to Waters Green.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2601284,-2.1241625,3a,63y,127.92h,85.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s070xO1pAtESAHQhg1unF7Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 |access-date=2019-12-31 |website=Google Maps |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517205758/https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2601284,-2.1241625,3a,63y,127.92h,85.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s070xO1pAtESAHQhg1unF7Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 |url-status=live }}</ref>]] The town is famous for its once thriving [[silk]] industry, commemorated in the Silk Museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macclesfield Silk Museums Trust |url=http://www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk/ |website=silkmacclesfield.org.uk |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005003709/http://www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] [[Macclesfield Town Hall|Town Hall]] was designed by [[Francis Goodwin (architect)|Francis Goodwin]] in 1823. Macclesfield is home to an [[Augustus Pugin]] church, [[St Alban's Church, Macclesfield|St Alban's]] on Chester Road. The former [[Parkside Hospital|Cheshire County Asylum]] on Pavilion Way was designed by Robert Griffiths in Italianate style. It is now converted into apartments.
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