With its plentiful supply of oak bark and water for tanning, a top quality supply of leather from locally-reared cattle and its location in the centre of the country for trade, Northamptonshire has proved the ideal place to allow shoemaking to flourish
1. The Queen at Church's
The Queen visits Churchs shoe factory, St James Northampton on a whistle-stop county visit in 1965
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2. Prince Charles at Crockett and Jones
Prince Charles visiting Crockett and Jones shoe factory in Perry Street, Northampton January 22 2013
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3. All Blacks check out latest boot technology
A New Zealand Rugby Football Union Touring Team 1953-54 admire a leather boot at a Northampton shoe factory
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4. Stanley Baker at Manfield shoe factory
Actor Stanley Baker at Manfield shoe factory, in Wellingborough Road Northampton, November 7, 1957
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