Macclesfield Sunday School
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Macclesfield Sunday School is in Roe Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It started in 1796 as a non-denominational Sunday School in Pickford Street, which catered for 40 children. It was founded
Macclesfield Sunday School: Now used as a heritage centre dedicated to the Silk Industry
Charles Roe
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Charles Roe was an English industrialist. He played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries.
Macclesfield Sunday School
…to 1.2 million. Raikes' schools were seen as the first schools of the English state system. In 1778, Rev David Simpson of Christ Church Macclesfield, Charles Roe's church, opened two charity schools for the children of the poor. By 1786, 412 children attended, learning reading and the Bible. When management was…
Profile of Charles Roe on a Macclesfield halfpenny dated 1758
Charles Roe House
Monument to Charles Roe in Christ Church, Macclesfield