2, Spring Gardens

No. 2 Spring Gardens is a small gentleman's house, likely built between 1799 and 1800 for John Bailey, a plumber and burgess of Macclesfield. The house underwent extensive alterations around 1890 to 1900, and the architect responsible for these changes is not known. The exterior features Flemish-bond brickwork that is tuck pointed, and it has a hipped slate roof made of Welsh and local slate.

The house is two storeys high and has a square plan. The main entrance is located on the south side, with a hall and staircase in the southwest quarter and service areas to the northwest. There are three principal rooms arranged along the east side, all interconnected.

The east front, which faces the garden, has a symmetrical facade with a bowed central bay. The side bays each contain 16-pane sash windows on the first floor and 20-pane sash windows on the ground floor, all set in reveals and beneath plain rubbed brick arches. The central bay features a curved 20-pane sash window on the first floor and a tripartite sash window below, set in a curved surround with a moulded cornice and pilasters.

On the entrance front, there is a three-window range with 12-pane sashes on the first floor. The central round-headed doorway has a panelled door with reveals and a fanlight with decorative glazing bars. To the right is a sash window, and to the left is a Victorian sash window with leaded lights. The north elevation includes a tall window that lights the service stairs, featuring glazing bars and a shaped window arch, along with a Victorian sash window and a French window. The rear of the house has Victorian fenestration, including a bow oriel window that lights the principal stairs.

Inside, the house contains contemporary joinery, including a staircase with turned balusters and decorative tread ends.