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  • Northampton's shoe factories and World War One

    Northampton's shoe factories and World War One

    The heyday of the town and county’s boot and shoe-making industry arguably coincided with one of the darkest hours of recent British history, the onset ...
  • Spring Line Lasts - Northampton

    Spring Line Lasts - Northampton

    Spring Line are designers and precision manufacturers of lasts and shoe trees and have been a key supplier to the shoe industry for nearly 25 ...
  • Stamp Shoes - Nicholas Cooper

    Stamp Shoes - Nicholas Cooper

    Nicholas Cooper is among the last of a generation of bespoke shoemakers who trained at the old footwear college in Wellingborough where he graduated with ...
  • The names Jones, Crockett & Jones

    The names Jones, Crockett & Jones

    Crockett & Jones was founded in 1879 in Northampton, by Charles Jones and his brother-in-law, James Crockett and from the 1890’s specialised in the manufacture ...
  • The World Famous Shoe Collection @ Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

    The World Famous Shoe Collection @ Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

    Northampton Museum and Art Gallery has the largest collection of historical footwear in the world, designated as being of international importance.  The ground floor is ...
  • Trickers - by Royal Appointment

    Trickers - by Royal Appointment

    In 1829, eight years before Queen Victoria’s ascent to the British throne, the Trickers brand, owned and managed to this day by the family of ...
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        • A new ladies shoe company start-up in Northampton
          A new ladies shoe company start-up in Northampton
        • Church's, part of Prada
          Church's, part of Prada
        • Cordwainers' Footwear Student of the Year Award 2014
          Cordwainers' Footwear Student of the Year Award 2014
        • Crockett & Jones to feature on Michael Portillo’s Great British Railway Journey
          Crockett & Jones to feature on Michael Portillo’s Great British Railway Journey
        • Edward Green - The Finest Shoes In England
          Edward Green - The Finest Shoes In England
        • Jeffery~West – Infamous English Shoes
          Jeffery~West – Infamous English Shoes
        • John Lobb – a recent Northampton acquisition...
          John Lobb – a recent Northampton acquisition...
        • JuJu Jelly Shoes
          JuJu Jelly Shoes
        • Northampton Boot & Shoe Quarter
          Northampton Boot & Shoe Quarter
        • Northampton General Hospital & the Shoe Barons
          Northampton General Hospital & the Shoe Barons
        • Northampton's shoe factories and World War One
          Northampton's shoe factories and World War One
        • Spring Line Lasts - Northampton
          Spring Line Lasts - Northampton
        • Stamp Shoes - Nicholas Cooper
          Stamp Shoes - Nicholas Cooper
        • The names Jones, Crockett & Jones
          The names Jones, Crockett & Jones
        • The World Famous Shoe Collection @ Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
          The World Famous Shoe Collection @ Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
        • Trickers - by Royal Appointment
          Trickers - by Royal Appointment
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      • Cordwainers' Footwear Student of the Year Award 2014
        Cordwainers' Footwear Student of the Year Award 2014
      • Northamptonshire Record Office (Archive Service) - Boot & Shoe Collection
        Northamptonshire Record Office (Archive Service) - Boot & Shoe Collection
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