This building on Castle Street in Macclesfield was originally the Town's Head Post Office. To the rear was the sorting office. The counter was eventually moved to a new building opposite and the sorting office to a new site away from the town centre. The vacant building then became the chief office of the Cheshire Building Society following an extensive refurbishment. The Cheshire had been based in the town since its formation in 1870 and through a number of mergers, grew to be the 11th largest building society in the country. By 2008 the society was posting heavy trading losses and its future was uncertain. A merger was agreed with the Nationwide and from 2010 the Macclesfield office was closed.
This substantial building remains vacant. One recent proposal was to incorporate it into the adjacent shopping centre providing new or extended retail units.
The model at 1:200 scale was used for publicity purposes at shows and exhibitions. This was a well detailed model with a glazed roof area which gave a view into the atrium.
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