My father's side of the family are descended from Huguenot immigrants. They were clockmakers who eventually moved to Leeds and the locomotive works, before a branch moved to Birmingham to work on the steam trams.
Another industry the Hugenots worked in was weaving. In various towns and cities, like Coventry and Leek, you can still see houses with large windows on the upper floor to illuminate the looms.
Macclesfield's fortunes grew from the increased industrialisation of silk weaving and so after the exhibition I made for the Silk Museum.
Well, not directly. It was the week of Pizza Express's 60th anniversary, so I had to have lunch in one for old times' sake. I thought my then-girlfriend was so sophisticated when she introduced me to the original Pizza Express in Soho in the early nineties. For years, the Veneziana was my go-to order. Sadly, it is no longer on the menu.
After what turned into a very leisurely lunch ,I headed into the historic centre of the town,
The Silk Museum itself is fascinating. Unfortunately, I just missed the last tour of the Day of Paradise Mill, where they demonstrate the process.
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