5 And 6, St Michaels Terrace

5 and 6 St Michael's Terrace are a pair of houses in Macclesfield, originally likely a single dwelling, dating from the late 17th century with 19th-century alterations. The buildings are constructed from coursed and squared rubble with stone-flagged roofs, and No. 6 features internal timber framing. No. 6 is the larger of the two, having been raised in brick during the 19th century, and has a three-window range that modifies a two-unit plan. The entrance is centrally located, flanked by late 19th-century casement windows with two and three lights. The upper windows were also likely inserted in the late 19th century.

No. 5 is a smaller, single-celled building positioned at right angles to No. 6, connected by a timber-framed bridge at the first-floor level. Its entrance is in the gable wall, which includes a fixed light 9-pane window on the ground floor and a two-light casement window above. There is a blocked window in the apex of the gable, and a former doorway has been converted into a window in the west wall, next to a two-light stone mullioned window.

Inside No. 6, the layout has been slightly altered, with the main hall partitioned to create an entrance hall and service rooms at the rear. However, the moulded cambered bressumer of the former inglenook and its chamfered post remain intact. A 19th-century corner fireplace has been added in the former parlour, which may have originally been unheated. There is an enclosed staircase at the rear of the parlour, and the interior features square panelled timber-framing and a queen post roof, which was modified when the building was raised to include a full upper storey. In No. 5, the cambered bressumer of the former inglenook is still visible against the south gable.