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Working lives: A global footprint

Northamptonshire is known far and wide for its shoemakers and the quality of their work. These films capture a flavour of how this proud reputation was won and how it remains to this day.

  • Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes

    Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes

  • Desborough man mending boots for the British Army

    Desborough man mending boots for the British Army

  • Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston

    Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston

  • Studying leather at Northampton

    Studying leather at Northampton

  • Working in the Long Buckby Shoes Ltd office

    Working in the Long Buckby Shoes Ltd office

    • Working lives

      • A global footprint A global footprint
        • Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes
          Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes
        • Desborough man mending boots for the British Army
          Desborough man mending boots for the British Army
        • Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston
          Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston
        • Studying leather at Northampton
          Studying leather at Northampton
        • Working in the Long Buckby Shoes Ltd office
          Working in the Long Buckby Shoes Ltd office
      • Featured videos Featured videos
      • Resilience and reinvention Resilience and reinvention
      • Shoe-making futures Shoe-making futures
      • Shoe families Shoe families
      • Tricks of the trade Tricks of the trade
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