Digital Hearing Aids Macclesfield– Digital Hearing Aids Cheshire

Digital Hearing Aids Macclesfield– Digital Hearing Aids Cheshire

The derivation of the name Macclesfield has caused some speculation over the years.  In fact it is listed as Maclesfeld in the Domesday Book – close enough.  Just over a century later it was written as Makeslesfeld.  The suggestion was that it referred to Michael’s Field as in St Michael’s Church but the original dedication of this church was to All Saints so this is unlikely to be the case.  The most common and maybe likely thought is that it means Maccles’ field or Maccles’ Open Country – we are still no wiser about who Maccles is though ...

People from Macclesfield are often referred to as Maxonians and there are a few of the ’rich and famous’ who claim Macclesfield as their home town.

Famous Maxonians
The well known feminist author Vera Brittain grew up in Macclesfield.  She wrote Testament of Youth, her memoirs of the First World War when she worked as a voluntary nurse – something she delayed her Oxford degree for.  Vera Brittain’s daughter is Shirley Williams, one time Labour cabinet Minister and now Liberal Democrat Peer.

Macclesfield seems to be big on musicians!  There are a number of well known songsters who call Macclesfield their home town.  These include:
·         The late Ian Curtis, lead singer with Joy Division was born and unfortunately died early in Macclesfield

·         Slade’s lead singer Noddy Holder who is heard every Christmas as Slade’s recording of Merry Christmas returns.  Holder has openly admitted that it more than covers his retirement plan even though he didn’t expect it to remain popular

·         John Mayall who many refer to as ‘the father of British Blues’ comes from Macclesfield

·         Drummer with bands Joy Division, New Order, the Other Two and Bad Lieutenant, Stephen Morris also comes from here

·         Gillian Gilbert grew up here and joined New Order on keyboard

·         It’s also home to The Macc Lads, a punk band, DJ Mr Scruff and Jaime Harding, who sings with the band Marion

·         DC Chris Skelton, real name Marshall Lancaster of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes fame comes from Macclesfield

·         As does oldies’ sweetheart David Dickinson, the presenter of Bargain Hunt and other antique related shows

Environmental noise and other causes
Continuous excessive noise can affect your hearing as many musicians recognise.  Making music seems to be a generally loud business and has been known to affect hearing impairment.  Of course music-making isn’t the only noisy business.  If you work with or have worked continually in a noisy machine shop for instance or any other area that has on-going noise, your hearing could be affected.

If you think this could be the case, check out our free hearing tests with a qualified audiologist to get a professional opinion.  If it is necessary to improve your hearing we can help with digital aids to help you hear better.

You can contact us by telephone on 01782 698090 or via an online form.

What was Macclesfield famous for?
Once upon a time Macclesfield had 71 silk mills and produced the most finished silk in the UK.  Now what is left is housed in 4 Macclesfield Silk Museums!  Paradise Mill is in fact a working museum where you can see how the silk was produced and finished.  Macclesfield is thought to be the only unbombed UK mill town in WWII.

Macclesfield is often referred to as ‘Silk Town’ for obvious reasons but is also known as ‘Treacle Town’.  This nickname has two possible reasons:

1.       Spilt treacle on Hibel Road was scooped off the cobbles by the poor

2.       Unemployed weavers were donated barrels of treacle by the mill-owners


Who knows is either is true?

Did you know that Macclesfield was also the original home of Hovis bread?  In fact it was a baker from nearby Stoke-on-Trent (home of Castle Comfort Hearing Aids) who started the bakery which became famous for Hovis.  The name is taken from the Latin and means strength for man apparently.  It certainly did its part in providing a cheap but nutritious food for the mill workers.  The original loaf was much drier and denser than the loaf we know today.

The Macclesfield Canal was built by Thomas Telford to link to Marple in the north and Kidsgrove in the south.  It didn’t have the same affect many canals had on small towns in bringing extra business or increasing the logistic possibilities as by the time it was completed much produce was transported by rail.

Industry today in Macclesfield still has an interest in textiles as well as pharmaceuticals, engineering, paper and plastics.

St Michael’s and All Angel’s Church
The church is right in the centre of Macclesfield overlooking the market square.  There has been a church here since the 13th Century.  In the 15th Century a chapel dedicated to the Leigh family who owned Lyme Park was built and around a century later, the Savage Chapel was added.  The church itself has undergone two major architectural changes and is now a Grade II listed building.

Lyme Hall and Park
Just 10 miles from Macclesfield is Lyme Park.  The Leigh family acquired it through marriage in the 14th Century and it remained as the family home until the late 1940’s when it was sold to the National Trust.

Lyme Park has the largest house in Cheshire which has been modified and rebuilt over the centuries.  Visitors can see its great splendour and also see the Lyme Caxton Missal an early book published by William Caxton which is held in its library.

Good advice
If you think your hearing might be deteriorating, then it’s time to get it checked out.  Just like an optician tests the performance of each eye, so an audiologist tests how well each ear hears.  Whatever the cause if it is necessary then we can advise and supply digital hearing aids that will make an incredible improvement to the quality of your life.

If you think this would help you then you can read more about services here and contact us on 01782 698090.