And this gallery of photographs from the Chronicle & Echo’s archives offer a small, but fascinating insight, into the people who helped to put Northampton on the world map for shoemaking.
All the photographs are from our collection of glass plate negatives. Some of the captions are very brief and without detail, if you have information about any of the pictures featured, please email [email protected]

1. Looking Back Shoemakers Special
Some of the images from our collection of glass plate negatives Photo: Chron

2. Looking Back Shoemaker Special
Women at Church's factory in Northampton 1967 Photo: Chron

3. Looking Back Shoemaker Special
Photogrpah taken by Chron in 1965 of workers outside Church's shoe factory in Northampton. Photo: Chronicle & Echo

4. Looking Back Shoemaker Special
Church's shoe factory, St James, with a visit by The Queen in the 1960s. Photo: Kelly Barnes
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