Stamford Shoe Works of John Gamble and sons 2013

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MCrosbie

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Stamford Shoe Works of John Gamble and sons, built about 1890. not much info i can find about this place other than the obvious, a shoe manufacturer.​

Boots and shoes in Wigston

Up to the 1850’s the people of Wigston, like the rest of the population walked
the streets and lanes in 'Handmade' boots and shoes. They were bought and
often made by the local cobbler, who was to be found in every village and
town. If the footwear was not of local origin, it would almost certainly have
been made by Northampton shoemakers, who were organised by middlemen
into a system of outworkers similar to our own Frame Knitting industry.
Between 1850 and 1900, there was a period of slow mechanisation and
gradually a factory based production system overtook the industry. The
resistance of the Northampton workers to accept the new machines and
factory systems was one of the major reasons for the emergence of the Boot
and Shoe industry in Leicestershire.

The right type of skilled labour, due to the decline of Frame Knitting, was
available, as were the small workshops, which once held the frames. There was
no resistance to new methods and so as the various shoemaking processes
became mechanised purpose built factories with the latest machines were
built. This did not exclude the small handmade trade, nor the small workshop
specializing in just one process. In Wigston all these aspects of the industry
were represented, from factories to individual craftsmen. This move into larger
factories, by the industry, coincided with the development of South Wigston in
the 1880's and l890's so the shoe factories were located there, while the
smaller workshop concerns were in Wigston where the old knitting frame
workshops were found.

The Pics​


Stamford Shoe http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/leic_urban_xp/8411930804/ http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/


Beams http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/


Stairs http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/


Dirty http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/


Shoe http://www.flickr.com/people/leic_urban_xp/
 
Corr, nice pics there mate! You've documented the place beautifully!
Thanks for sharing your great images!
 

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