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Working lives: Tricks of the trade

Like any industry, shoe making has its own language, character and tradition. These films give an insight into this world behind the factory doors.

  • Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes

    Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes

  • Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton

    Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton

  • From shoemaker to F1 racing car engineeer

    From shoemaker to F1 racing car engineeer

  • From shoemaker to prison officer

    From shoemaker to prison officer

  • Keeping the shoe machines working

    Keeping the shoe machines working

  • Operating the busiest switchboard in Wellingborough

    Operating the busiest switchboard in Wellingborough

  • Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade

    Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade

  • Testing shoes for SATRA in Kettering

    Testing shoes for SATRA in Kettering

  • The first man to cut the leather for Hush Puppies

    The first man to cut the leather for Hush Puppies

    • Working lives

      • Tricks of the trade Tricks of the trade
        • Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes
          Bringing the world to see how Northamptonshire makes shoes
        • Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton
          Clicking at Barker's Shoes in Earls Barton
        • From shoemaker to F1 racing car engineeer
          From shoemaker to F1 racing car engineeer
        • From shoemaker to prison officer
          From shoemaker to prison officer
        • Keeping the shoe machines working
          Keeping the shoe machines working
        • Operating the busiest switchboard in Wellingborough
          Operating the busiest switchboard in Wellingborough
        • Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade
          Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade
        • Testing shoes for SATRA in Kettering
          Testing shoes for SATRA in Kettering
        • The first man to cut the leather for Hush Puppies
          The first man to cut the leather for Hush Puppies
      • Featured videos Featured videos
      • A global footprint A global footprint
      • Resilience and reinvention Resilience and reinvention
      • Shoe-making futures Shoe-making futures
      • Shoe families Shoe families
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