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Originally Posted by Station X
The National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO) had their headquarters, or possibly a sizeable branch office in Norwich.
The other big centre apart from Northampton and Norwich was Leicester.
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Well, you learn something new on this Forum all the time. I have a friend who was brought up in Northants and he used to refer to it as the "Shoot and Boo" industry, believing that Northampton was the hub city. The film "Kinky Boots" is set in a failing gentleman's shoe-making company in Northampton, too. I can understand that there might well be other places where footwear of one sort or another was made, but this is the first time I have heard of Norwich or Leicester being involved. In fact, I thought Norwich was famous for mustard (Colman's).
Colin.