Working lives: Featured videos: Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade Other towns & villages BozeatDaventryDesboroughEarls BartonKetteringLong BuckbyNorthamptonRaundsRushdenWellingboroughWollaston Apprenticed to his father’s leather business, Christopher describes how tanning seal skins during a cold Kettering winter was enough to put him off working in the industry for good. This page was added on 03/07/2013. Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Working lives Featured videos 40 years working for Airwear Dr. Martens Aasen Stephenson keeping the creative spirit alive From shoemaker to F1 racing car engineeer Global Footprint project trailer Outings for shoemaker families from John Whites of Rushden Rushden's Impregnable Spitfire Studying leather at Northampton Tanning leather for the Northamptonshire shoe trade The closing room at Stead and Simpson's shoe factory, Daventry A global footprint Resilience and reinvention Shoe-making futures Shoe families Tricks of the trade
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