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Premium British-Made Men's Shoes and Footwear — Voted by the Community

This directory lists 20 premium brands that make men's shoes in the UK. They are most often based in Northamptonshire, London and Devon. Ranked by community upvotes.

  • Sanders & Sanders logo

    Sanders & Sanders

    Made in the UKNorthamptonshire · Est. 1873 · PremiumShop to visit

    Sanders & Sanders is a British footwear brand founded in 1873 by brothers William and Thomas Sanders in Northamptonshire. They remain family-owned, producing handcrafted shoes in their original factory.

    • Casual
    • Classic
    • Contemporary
  • Tricker’s logo

    Tricker’s

    Made in the UKNorthamptonshire · Est. 1829 · PremiumFactory shop

    Tricker’s, founded in 1829, is Britain’s oldest shoemaker, crafting high-quality shoes and boots entirely in Northampton using traditional techniques and Goodyear welt construction.

    • Classic
    • Country
    • Formal
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  • Cheaney Shoes logo

    Cheaney Shoes

    Made in the UKNorthamptonshire · Est. 1886 · PremiumFactory shop

    Cheaney Shoes is a family-owned British brand making high-quality shoes entirely in Northamptonshire since 1886. They maintain traditional craftsmanship at their original factory.

    • Classic
    • Country
    • Formal
  • Grenson logo

    Grenson

    Northamptonshire · Est. 1866 · PremiumShop to visit

    Grenson is a British footwear brand founded in 1866, renowned for handmade shoes using traditional craftsmanship and the Goodyear welt method.

    • Classic
    • Country
    • Formal
  • Dartmoor Shoemakers logo

    Dartmoor Shoemakers

    Made in the UKDevon · Est. 1981 · Premium

    Dartmoor Shoemakers, founded in 1981 in Devon, handcraft durable, repairable handmade leather footwear.

    • Casual
    • Contemporary
    • Outdoor
  • Solovair logo

    Solovair

    Northamptonshire · Est. 1881 · PremiumFactory shop

    Solovair is a British footwear brand with a heritage dating back to 1881, renowned for handmade, Goodyear welted shoes crafted in England.

    • Classic
    • Contemporary
  • William Lennon & Co logo

    William Lennon & Co

    Made in the UKDerbyshire · Est. 1899 · Premium

    William Lennon & Co is a British brand established in 1897, producing traditional leather boots by hand in Derbyshire using historic machinery and unique brass wire sole attachment.

    • Country
    • Outdoor
  • Herring Shoes logo

    Herring Shoes

    Devon · Est. 1966 · Premium

    Herring Shoes offers expertly crafted footwear through partnerships with renowned Northampton manufacturers, ensuring exceptional British craftsmanship since 1966.

    • Classic
    • Formal
  • Barker logo

    Barker

    Northamptonshire · Est. 1880 · PremiumFactory shop

    Barker, founded in 1880 by Arthur Barker in Earls Barton, England, is a British footwear brand known for its handcrafted shoes and enduring heritage.

    • Classic
    • Contemporary
    • Formal
  • Ross Oliver logo

    Ross Oliver

    Made in the UKEngland · Est. 2020 · Premium

    Ross Oliver crafts handmade British footwear using traditional techniques and sustainable cactus leather, blending heritage craftsmanship with modern design.

    • Casual
    • Classic
    • Contemporary
  • Robinsons Shoes logo

    Robinsons Shoes

    Made in the UKNorthern Ireland · Est. 1954 · PremiumShop to visit

    Robinsons Shoes, established in 1954, is a British brand known for its heritage and expertise in quality footwear.

    • Classic
    • Formal
    • Heritage
  • Clogs UK

    Clogs UK

    Made in the UKWest Yorkshire · Est. 1946 · PremiumFactory shop

    Clogs UK (Walkley Clogs) are traditional clog makers in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, handcrafting leather and wood clogs in the UK.

  • Hemingsworth logo

    Hemingsworth

    Made in the UKEngland · Premium

    Hemingsworth is a British-made menswear brand founded on a lifetime of travel, offering timeless, versatile garments engineered for the modern globetrotter.

    • Casual
    • Classic
    • Formal
  • Bodileys logo

    Bodileys

    Made in the UKLeicestershire · Est. 1919 · Premium

    Bodileys of Northampton is a British shoemaking brand established in 1919, known for its century-long family heritage and traditional craftsmanship in English footwear.

    • Classic
    • Formal
  • Percy Stride

    Percy Stride

    Made in the UKEngland · Est. 2016 · Premium

    Percy Stride crafts handmade men's footwear with British design and manufacture. Goodyear welted shoes challenge convention using innovative colours in a family-run factory.

    • Classic
    • Contemporary
  • Jadd Shoes logo

    Jadd Shoes

    Made in the UKSuffolk · Est. 1998 · PremiumFactory shop

    Jadd Shoes, independent English shoemaker founded in 1998. They specialise in stitchdown construction desert shoes and boots, in Suffolk.

    • Classic
    • Heritage
  • Duke and Dexter logo

    Duke and Dexter

    London · Est. 2015 · Premium

    Duke and Dexter is a British brand founded in 2015, known for contemporary footwear designed in London and handmade in England.

    • Contemporary
    • Formal
  • Oliver Spencer logo

    Oliver Spencer

    London · Est. 2002 · PremiumShop to visit

    Oliver Spencer is a men's fashion brand specialising in casual and contemporary clothing.

    • Contemporary
    • Timeless
  • Paul James logo

    Paul James

    Leicestershire · Est. 1976 · Premium

    Paul James is a Leicestershire-based luxury knitwear manufacturer producing garments from 100% natural fibres. They craft timeless, ethically made knitwear in family-owned factories in England and India.

  • Dr. Martens logo

    Dr. Martens

    London · Est. 1947 · Premium

    Dr. Martens is a British brand founded in 1947, known for its distinctive footwear featuring the iconic yellow stitching and durable Airwair soles made in England.

    • Casual
    • Contemporary

Shops run by premium brands that make men's shoes

10 of the 20 premium brands that make men's shoes have a shop you can visit: 6 in London, others in Edinburgh, Leeds, Northampton and 13 other towns.

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A Brief History of British Made Shoes

Britain has a long shoemaking tradition. In London, the cordwainers, as makers of shoes from new leather were known, received their first ordinances in 1272 and a royal charter in 1439. Northampton had a guild of shoemakers by 1401. Northampton's rise owed much to military orders. In 1642 the town's shoemakers made 4,000 pairs of shoes and 600 pairs of boots for the army. By 1841 the census recorded 1,821 shoemakers in Northampton, and the county became one of the world's best-known centres of quality footwear. In the nineteenth century Northampton factories adopted Goodyear welting, a machine method developed in the United States in the 1860s by mechanics working for Charles Goodyear Jr. The welt is stitched to both the upper and the insole, and the outsole is then stitched to the welt, so the shoe can be resoled several times. The brogue grew from the bróg, a rough shoe worn in Ireland and Scotland. The oxford is often linked to Oxford students of the early 1800s, although its origin is uncertain. Contemporary British-made shoes carry on this heritage, combining traditional construction with modern refinements.