Digital Hearing Aids Nantwich – Digital Hearing Aids Cheshire

Digital Hearing Aids Nantwich – Digital Hearing Aids Cheshire

Whilst hearing impairment is an almost inevitable ‘side-effect’ of getting old, it’s not the only cause.  Working in a very noisy environment can cause damage to our auditory system and now Health and Safety ensures that mufflers are worn to protect workers.  Although this wasn’t always the case.

Not so when listening to or working in the modern music industry with all its electronic gizmos.  Although there is no exact proof of this, statistics for impaired hearing of those below 18 virtually doubled in the 15 years between 1992 – 2007 according to the NHS.  Could this be linked to continued subjection to loud music?

Pete Townshend of The Who admits to suffering partial deafness and tinnitus and considers it is due to working for many years with loud music.  The band played the loudest concert recorded to date in 1976.  So loud it went in the Guinness Book of Records.  Of course it has been beaten to the loudest performance accolade many times since.  Fortunately when the Who played in Nantwich on their year-long tour in 1969, it didn’t break any sound barriers.

So peeps of Nantwich if any of you are suffering hearing loss or think you might be, whatever the reason or cause, get in touch with Castle Hearing Aids to see how we can help.  You can call us on 01782 69 80 90.

All about Nantwich
Like its neighbour Northwich less than 20 miles away, this pretty market town was big in salt production and a mecca for this commodity when the Romans had their settlement at Chester.  By the time of the Domesday Book, Nantwich had 8 salt houses.  This grew to 400 in Medieval Times when Nantwich was probably the second most important town in the area after Chester.  Salt production continued up until the mid 19th century.  It was also used in 2 other industries in the area, tanning and cheese production.

Interesting how fate and history changes things.  Today Northwich is about a third bigger than Nantwich population wise.

Nantwich was important enough to feature on the Gough Map, the oldest route map in existence dating from the mid 14th century.  It later maintained its importance as one of the main coaching routes from London to Wales and Ireland.  During the earlier invasion by the Normans, the town had been burnt to the ground by them leaving just one building standing.  The Normans built a castle here before the end of the 12th century next to the River Weaver.  No castle remains today though its site is probably under the Crown Inn in today’s town.  The Castle was influential in how the town was laid out.  By the end of the 14th century Nantwich was important for its tanning industry which also used salt and had a weekly cattle market.

The next big event in Nantwich’s chequered history was the 20 day fire in 1583 which left just one building standing in the town, Churches Mansion.  History says that Elizabeth I supported the rebuilding of the town by donating £1,000 worth of timber.  The traces of this are still clearly visible in the timber framed houses throughout Nantwich.

The Battle of Nantwich
During the Civil War a battle between the Parliamentarians under Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Royalists led by Sir John Byron, took place on 25th January 1644.   The Parliamentarians won and thwarted King Charles I attempt to have a stronghold in the North West.

The Battle is still celebrated to this day in Nantwich.  Locals call the day Holly Holy Day and the English historical association, The Sealed Knot performs a re-enactment.

Historic Buildings
This town has one of the largest collections of historic and listed buildings in the county after Chester.  Most of these are in the centre of the town which is now a conservation area.  This area follows the boundaries of the old medieval town.

Grade I listed St Marys Church is the oldest building in the town and also thought to be the oldest medieval church in England.  Details include a Lierne vaulted ceiling similar to the one in Chester Cathedral, amazing carvings on canopies over the choir stalls and 20 misericords.  These are small wooden shelves below the fold up seats.  They are sometimes referred to as Mercy Seats and were installed for those who had to stand for long periods during a service.

Churches Mansion was built by Thomas Cleese in 1577 for the merchant Richarde Churches.  It remained in the Churches family for 350 years before being let to tenants and finally sold.  In latter years it has been a restaurant and is currently the home of Adams Antiques.

Once a coaching inn in much use by those travelling to or from Wales, The Crown Inn is also Grade I listed.

As well as the medieval timber-framed buildings, Nantwich also has some good examples of Georgian architecture such as the Dysart Building, actually a terrace of 9 houses.  These can be found in Monks Lane and are Grade II listed.  Similarly listed is Townwell House, also Georgian in origin.  The latest building to receive a listing is a 17th century French Baroque style one at 1 – 5 Pillory Street.  The building was actually built in 1911; reference is made to its curving corner and its porthole-like windows in the roof considered a tribute to the Lusitania liner, which had been built a few years beforehand.  The building was built for a local grocer and is currently a furniture store.

Cheshire Cheese
Cheshire Cheese is the oldest cheese in production in England, first mentioned in the 16th century.  Typically it is semi-hard and crumbly and takes about 4 – 8 weeks to harden.  By the 18th century about 12,000 tonnes was produced each year; the Royal Navy used it as a ship’s provision.  It was aged for longer too so that the cheese was harder and better able to withstand long journeys by road and ship to London for resale.

Every year Nantwich hosts the International Cheese Awards for 2 days at the end of July.  This show has global participation and is the largest of its kind in the world.  It attracts 3,700 cheese entries and 40,000 visitors.

Attracting celebrities
Nantwich has done its fare share of attracting celebrities hosting a charity football match earlier this year with stars from TV including Emmerdale’s Danny Miller and Lyndon Ogbourne, Eastenders’ Matt Lapinskas, Elliott Tittensor from Shameless, Hollyoaks’ James Sutton and Ben Ryan Davies from Waterloo Road.   Others including Ray Francis, Anthony Hutton, Marvyn Williams and Danny Young also put in an appearance.  The charity was Once Upon a Smile.

Two years ago the town hosted a session of Celebrity Masterchef that was filmed at Mill Island.

Before that in 2007 the series Most Haunted: Midsummer Murders visited 2 local locations in an attempt to solve 2 separate historic murders at Hack Green Nuclear Bunker and Churches Mansion.

Local celebrities include the 19th century architect George Latham, 19th century surgeon Sir William Bowman, poet John Milton’s 3rd wife Elizabeth Minshull, Joseph Priestley theologian and chemist who discovered oxygen, 17th century botanist John Gerard and Dario Gradi, Crewe Alexander football manager.

Calling all Dabbers
Yes a Dabber is someone from Nantwich thought to have its origins in the local shoe making trade.
If you are ready to acknowledge that you might be a little hard of hearing, it’s time to take the test.  We can offer free hearing tests with a professional audiologist.  The test is simple.  Just a matter of wearing ear phones and having each ear tested for its ability and level of hearing.

Digital hearing aids, a real development from their analogue ancestors, can make a vast improvement to your ability to hear although they will take a little time to get used to.  Once you’ve got them you’ll wonder why you didn’t get them earlier.  And not only will it make your life easier, but it will also improve it for those around you who won’t need to keep repeating themselves!

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