Digital Hearing Aids Manchester

Digital Hearing Aids Manchester

Hello Mancunians!  Or do you only answer when you’re called Mancs?  Or maybe your hearing’s not what it was and you’re not sure what we’re saying?  If the latter is the case, fear not, for Castle Hearing Aids are on hand to come to your assistance.

Get in touch with us if you would like your hearing tested.  We can send a professional audiologist to your home to carry out the tests.  It’s a simple procedure that checks the level of hearing in both your ears and this allows us to recommend a suitable digital hearing aid to help you.

Get in touch with us to talk it through or arrange a visit.  Message us here or call us on 01782 698090

Manchester in all its glory

Back to your home town.  Manchester is the third largest city or rather borough after London and Birmingham.  Its origins are from Roman Britain; it was in 79AD that Romans built a fort here at what they named Mamucian.  Now an Ancient Scheduled Monument, it was located on a sandstone outcrop close to the meeting of the rivers Medlock and Irwell.  This is now in the Castlefield area of the city.  Mamucian was just one of a string of forts built along the Roman Road between York and Chester.

What is left of the old fort – some foundations essentially – are now protected.  Although originally built from ‘turf and timber’, in 200 AD stone was used to rebuild some parts of the fort particularly the gatehouse and to face the walls.  The fort incurred a lot of damage as Manchester developed into an industrial town in the 19^th Century.  Fortunately what is left is well preserved now.

A Manor town

In Medieval times, Manchester was no more than a manorial town and as such part of the feudal society of old England.  The lord of the manor owned the land and held the power and all citizens were answerable to him.

Thomas de Ware was the notable Lord of the Manor who is also responsible for founding the local church in the 15^th Century and which you’ll now know as Manchester Cathedral.  Although the building already existed he got permission to turn it into a collegiate church.  This meant that it was run and looked after by a group of canons and preachers.  It is now the seat of the Bishop of Manchester.  In the 20^th Century bells were cast for the bell tower where 10 bells now hang.  They are rung every Sunday as a call to service and on special occasions.  The largest bell weighs 1.3 tonnes.

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Chetham’s Music School occupies one of the collegiate buildings which was founded as a school in the 17^th Century by Humphrey Chetham.  It started life as a charity school and later became a boys’ grammar school.  The music school was not founded until 1969.  Over the years it has seen some famous pupils pass through its doors including the actor Max Beesley, musician Mike Lindup of Level 42, classical singer Jon Christos, pianists Peter Donahoe, Stephen Hough, Paul Lewis, Leon McCawley and Andrew Wilde. A number of string and wind artists and conductors are also graduates of Chethams.

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The heart of the textile industry

Manchester is known to have been granted a market in the 13^th Century and about 100 years later the market attracted Flemish weavers to the area.  Some say this was the start of Manchester’s importance in the textile industry

Certainly from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution as early as the turn of the 19^th Century, Manchester grew rapidly and became the hub of the textile industry with many mills.  It was during this century that it gained city status too.  It is also the era of the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal and the creation of the Port of Manchester.

Manchester Town Hall

It was also during this age that the magnificent Manchester Town Hall was built.  The architect was Alfred Waterhouse and this was his best known building.  The clock tower which stands some 85 metres tall dominates the exterior of the building.  Inside it is probably the Great Hall which is the most impressive with its barrel vaulted ceiling and glazed windows there.  Ford Maddox Brown paintings adorn the walls telling Manchester’s history.

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Football heaven?

Obviously as England’s third largest city we could go on and on and ... but we can’t leave the city without mentioning football.  Like many big cities, Manchester has two professional premier league football clubs.

Manchester United is based at Old Trafford, the biggest football stadium in the UK.  They have hosted most of the large football tournaments here including the FIFA Club World Cup.  Manchester United is internationally known and respected and followed by fans from around the world.  The club holds many records including:

·         20 top division titles

·         11 FA Cups

·         The most appearances in FA Cup finals

·         The first team from England to win the European Cup

Manchester City play at the City of Manchester Stadium built in 2002 for Commonwealth Games.  There is a lively rivalry between these two Manchester clubs and like Man U, City hold many trophies.  They have won

·         Five FA Cups

·         Two Football League Cups

·         In 1934 they achieved the highest home attendance for a game against Stoke City.  84,569 fans turned up.  This record still stands today

Both teams have lost significant managers this year.  Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) retired in June and Roberto Mancini (Manchester City) was sacked in May.

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Last but not least

With a city this size, we could probably do a blog just about famous people of Macnchester.  So this is just a small random selection of those who hail from or who have connections here:

·         The late Lee Rigby who was murdered on the streets of Woowich earlier this month

·         Actress and comedian Caroline Aherne

·         The Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel of the band Oasis

·         Nobby Stiles ex Manchester United player

·         Author Howard Jacobson

·         Suffragette Emmerline Pankhurst

·         Michael Wood TV presenter of historical interest topics

Now’s the time

So back to that old hearing problem.  It can be caused by a variety of things from simple earwax build up which can be very disorientating and uncomfortable to working continually in extreme noise situations.  Sometimes it is to do with the ageing process and deterioration. 

But whatever the cause get in touch with us as soon as possible and we can help improve the problem.  Call us on 01782 698090.