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Northamptonshire Boot and Shoe
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Working lives: Shoe families

Almost everyone in Northamptonshire has a connection to shoemaking. It has shaped the county and its people. Family owned businesses were known for the way they looked after their workers and for the way workers cared for each other.

  • A family of shoemakers

    A family of shoemakers

  • A shoemaking dynasty in Desborough

    A shoemaking dynasty in Desborough

  • Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton

    Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton

  • Closing the doors on Long Buckby Shoes Ltd.

    Closing the doors on Long Buckby Shoes Ltd.

  • Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston

    Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston

  • Growing up next to the Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry

    Growing up next to the Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry

  • Growing up with the smell of leather

    Growing up with the smell of leather

  • Making 'Top Boots' in Northampton

    Making 'Top Boots' in Northampton

  • Making surgical footwear in Long Buckby

    Making surgical footwear in Long Buckby

  • Mending shoes in Long Buckby

    Mending shoes in Long Buckby

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    • Working lives

      • Shoe families Shoe families
        • A family of shoemakers
          A family of shoemakers
        • A shoemaking dynasty in Desborough
          A shoemaking dynasty in Desborough
        • Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton
          Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton
        • Closing the doors on Long Buckby Shoes Ltd.
          Closing the doors on Long Buckby Shoes Ltd.
        • Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston
          Dr. Martens closing room at Wollaston
        • Growing up next to the Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry
          Growing up next to the Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry
        • Growing up with the smell of leather
          Growing up with the smell of leather
        • Making 'Top Boots' in Northampton
          Making 'Top Boots' in Northampton
        • Making surgical footwear in Long Buckby
          Making surgical footwear in Long Buckby
        • Mending shoes in Long Buckby
          Mending shoes in Long Buckby
        • Outings for shoemaker families from John Whites of Rushden
          Outings for shoemaker families from John Whites of Rushden
        • Reflecting on the decline of Northamptonshire's shoe industry
          Reflecting on the decline of Northamptonshire's shoe industry
        • The clicking room at Stead and Simpson's in Daventry
          The clicking room at Stead and Simpson's in Daventry
        • The closing room at Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry
          The closing room at Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry
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      • A global footprint A global footprint
      • Resilience and reinvention Resilience and reinvention
      • Shoe-making futures Shoe-making futures
      • Tricks of the trade Tricks of the trade
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