Duke's Court is a secluded part of
Macclesfield town centre
A town centre is the commercial or geographical centre or core area of a town. Town centres are traditionally associated with shopping or retail. They are also the centre of communications with major public transport hubs such as train or bus s ...
incorporating independent
shops,
bars and
restaurants.
The Courtyard was renovated in the early 1990s and has numbered small bookshops, dressmakers, florists, hat shops, hairdressers and travel agents among its residents.
It is becoming a popular location for eating out in Macclesfield.
Duke's Court is open at both ends with access to Mill Street and Duke's Street.
In 2007–2008 Duke's Court was under threat from the planned regeneration of Macclesfield which would have seen the area demolished to make way for a replacement location for
TJ Hughes
T. J. Hughes, registered and styled as TJ Hughes, is a British discount department store brand which first emerged in Liverpool in 1912
The business grew to become a national chain with 57 stores by 2011 but shrank to just six locations after e ...
. This was opposed by local businesses, and when the plans were submitted in November 2008, demolition of Duke's Court was not included.
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References
Macclesfield