Boot and Shoe Trade
For over 100 years the main industry in Kettering, the boot and shoe trade has now departed. We need to collect information about this iconic aspect of Kettering life.
- Have you:
Photos, of factories, workmates, machinery, shoes made in Kettering?
Documents connected with the trade?
- Can you:
Tell us what it was like to work in the factories; doing your particular job; using the different machines?
- Have you:
Stories about working in the trade?
If so, please contribute to the Work section of this site.
Please remember to put the place which you are talking about, and the date when it happened.