Crockett & Jones

Specialties

Crockett & Jones’ shop in Burlington Arcade, opened in 2001 and was the 3^rd Crockett & Jones retail shop in the UK. Situated in the middle of the elegant and historic ‘Burlington Arcade’, the first English covered shopping arcade built in 1819, this shop has large welcoming windows displaying an excellent range of men’s and women’s shoes.

History

Established in 1879.

Crockett & Jones was founded in 1879 in Northampton, where they specialise in the manufacture of high quality Goodyear-​welted footwear.

Although the production process has evolved since the early days of shoe-​making, with the introduction of better machinery and ‘health & safety’, much of the factory looks as it did when it was first built. The manufacture of high quality shoes remains very labour-​intensive, requiring a highly skilled workforce to carry out more than 200 separate operations during an 8 week period. Goodyear-​Welted construction gives the shoes an exceptional degree of strength, durability and comfort in wear. This method originated by hand-​makers centuries ago.

As a 5^th generation family managed business, Crockett & Jones is committed to maintaining the highest standards of traditional craftsmanship, quality and service which have been appreciated by their customers for more than 130 years.