01/05/16 Phil Ashton uses a ancient sewing machine to stitch a boot together. Fuelled by a growing trend for vintage cycling, England’s last remainin
01/05/16 Phil Ashton uses a ancient sewing machine to stitch a boot together. Fuelled by a growing trend for vintage cycling, England’s last remaining heavy duty boot-maker, tucked away in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District, is pedalling a new style of footwear. Full story here: .For hipster retro-cycling enthusiasts after the authentic vintage look, it’s the only English manufacturer of leather shoes designed to work with old-fashioned bike pedal clips. For well over a century the family-run firm William Lennon and Co has been hand-making safety boots for the surrounding quarry and lead mining industries. And now it is applying the same high level of traditional skill and quality to old-style cycle shoes. Located in the small village of Stoney Middleton, the company produces more than 500 pairs of work boots a week and started to make the toe-clip cycle shoes around seven years ago, when the only other manufacturer in Leeds shut down. All Rights Reserved: F Stop Press Ltd. +44(0)1335 418365
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