Nostalgia column: Pictures from Macclesfield in days gone by

We share pictures from Macclesfield Library and Cheshire Archives and Local studies each week

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Andy Cronshaw

11:53, 22 JUL 2015

The Lounge Bar in the Brocklehurst Arms, Tytherington, in the 1950s. For Macclesfield nostalgia in the Macclesfield Express. All photographs come from the collection held by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies. Explore old books, maps and newspapers at Macclesfield Library, Jordangate, SK10 1EE, or visit www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries.

Our nostalgia column brings you fascinating pictures taken in Macclesfield in days gone by.

We have teamed up with Macclesfield Library and Cheshire Archives and Local Studies to share more old photographs from the archives and will be featuring images each week.

This week the Lounge Bar in the Brocklehurst Arms, Tytherington, is looking very much of its time in the 1950s.

Explore old books, maps and newspapers at Macclesfield Library, Jordangate, SK10 1EE, or visit archives.cheshire.gov.uk.

We would love to hear your memories relating to any of the pictures we share over our pages.

You can get in touch with us by emailing macclesfieldexpress@ menmedia.co.uk

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