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was favoured, but a decision to purchase land in Macclesfield was made in January 1858, against the objections of the Mayor and Corporation of the town. The 4th Battalion (2nd Royal Cheshire Regiment of Militia), The
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passed a resolution that "...barracks for the 2nd Regiment of Cheshire Militia be erected in some part of the eastern division of the county." Initially,
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Photo is not the Militia band, it's the ' Permanent Staff 1868 ' .. can be viewed at Chester Records Office.
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was disbanded in 1908 and building was decommissioned and converted for residential use in the 1980s.
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Big Hats, Shorts and Dyb Dyb Dyb (A history of Macclesfield & Congleton District, Scouts)
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The need for the construction of barracks followed the raising of the
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Buildings and structures in the Borough of Cheshire East
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Armoury Towers is located in Cheshire
53°15′14″N 2°08′12″W / 53.2539°N 2.1367°W / 53.2539; -2.1367
War Office
Macclesfield
Cheshire

2nd Royal Cheshire Militia
Chester
Quarter sessions
Stockport
Cheshire Regiment
"The Cheshire Regiment"
cite web
link
"Armoury Towers, the Barracks"
icon
Cheshire portal
ISBN
0-86067-032-5
Categories
Macclesfield
Drill halls in England
Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire
Buildings and structures in the Borough of Cheshire East

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