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  •  The Drage Family and Shoe Manufacturing

    The Drage Family and Shoe Manufacturing

    19th Century roots The establishment of the factory system in Bozeat will always be associated with the name of John Drage and his brothers. About 1870, it ...
  • The rise and fall of the Bozeat Boot Company and its links to 1966 World Cup Legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore

    The rise and fall of the Bozeat Boot Company and its links to 1966 World Cup Legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore

    After the Second World War, in the late 1940s, Spencer Clarke of Northampton became the owner of both the Drage shoe business and Bozeat Boot ...
  • W. Botterill & Son and the Gola story

    W. Botterill & Son and the Gola story

    Early beginnings The Company was founded by William Botterill in 1895 to manufacture Boots and Shoes as a Cottage Industry (Pictorial History of Bozeat, 1992).  In ...
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        •  The Drage Family and Shoe Manufacturing
          The Drage Family and Shoe Manufacturing
        • The rise and fall of the Bozeat Boot Company and its links to 1966 World Cup Legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore
          The rise and fall of the Bozeat Boot Company and its links to 1966 World Cup Legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore
        • W. Botterill & Son and the Gola story
          W. Botterill & Son and the Gola story
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