Victorian shoes: 1800s
Before the mass production of shoes, towns like King’s Lynn had their own craftsmen who made and mended boots and shoes.
'White’s Norfolk Directory' of 1845 lists 67 boot and shoemakers trading in King’s Lynn supplying the needs of its 20,000 townspeople.
By 1896 there were still 38 boot and shoemakers working in the town. But by then, centres such as Norwich and Northampton were producing shoes in factories using industrial processes.
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