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  • Brown leather football boots one size 8 (505) the other size 7 (506). These boots are part of a large collection at Wrexham Museum, consisting of 509 items, from Dodmans Shoe Shop which was situated on Town Hill, Wrexham. Alderman William Thomas Dodman was born in London on 19 December 1877 and came to Wrexham in 1898 starting a gymnasium in Erddig Road. He later founded a shoe manufacturing and retailing business on Town Hill. At one time William Dodman claimed to be selling over 600 pairs of wooden clogs each week and during the Second World War he won a contract to repair the boots of American servicemen stationed in the Wrexham area.
Football boots from Dodman's shoe shop, Wrexham
  • Richard Lloyd (1834-1917) was David Lloyd George's uncle, the brother of Lloyd George's mother. Following his father's death in 1864, David Lloyd George moved with his pregnant mother and sister to live with 'Uncle Lloyd' in Highgate, Llanystumdwy. Richard Lloyd was a shoemaker in the village and was a leading figure in the religious and social life of the community. His workshop has been restored to resemble as closely as possible how it would have looked in Richard Lloyd's time.
The workshop of Richard Lloyd, shoemaker (David Lloyd George's uncle) at Highgate, Llanystumdwy
  • This shoe (a later reproduction) is similar to the type of shoe made by the shoemakers or cordwainers (corvisors) of Brecon during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, each trade had its own 'guild' or association of craftsmen not unlike today's trade unions. These guilds regulated prices, wages and working conditions within their respective trades. The Guild of Cordwainers flourished at Brecon during the reigns of Edward I and II and a charter granted during the reign of Philip and Mary gave them monopoly rights to sell shoes, boots and buskins in Brecon Market. During the reign of Henry V, Brecon cordwainers were also recruited by Sir Dafydd Gam as archers to fight in the Battle of Agincourt (1415). The Cordwainers also had close links with Brecon Cathedral. The Cordwainers, the Skinners (leather workers), the Tuckers (fullers) and the Weavers all had their guild chapels in the aisles of the Priory Church, separated from the nave by wooden screens. Until 1995 a modern Guild of Cordwainers made a frequent pilgrimage to its ancient chapel in the Cathedral. Source: Brecon Cathedral Heritage Centre
Shoe similar to those made at Brecon by Guild of Cordwainers
  • This shoe (a later reproduction) is similar to the type of shoe made by the shoemakers or cordwainers (corvisors) of Brecon during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, each trade had its own 'guild' or association of craftsmen not unlike today's trade unions. These guilds regulated prices, wages and working conditions within their respective trades. The Guild of Cordwainers flourished at Brecon during the reigns of Edward I and II and a charter granted during the reign Philip and Mary gave them monopoly rights to sell shoes, boots and buskins in Brecon Market. During the reign of Henry V, Brecon cordwainers were also recruited by Sir Dafydd Gam as archers to fight in the Battle of Agincourt (1415). The Cordwainers also had close links with Brecon Cathedral. The Cordwainers, the Skinners (leather workers), the Tuckers (fullers) and the Weavers all had their guild chapels in the aisles of the Priory Church, separated from the nave by wooden screens. Until 1995 a modern Guild of Cordwainers made a frequent pilgrimage to its ancient chapel in the Cathedral. Source: Brecon Cathedral Heritage Centre
Shoe similar to those made at Brecon by Guild of Cordwainers
  • This shop was located in Wellfield Road, in front of the side of where the old Globe Cinema stood. In 1900 it seems that the long side garden wall of no 109 was demolished and four lockup shops of varying but shallow depth were built with two floors above, which were apparently undisturbed by the construction of the auditorium of the Globe Cinema behind them in 1913-14. For many years, they were collectively known as Albany Buildings and were unnumbered. From about the 1920s onwards they were known as Cinema Buildings. This shop stood opposite the entrance to Bangor Street (the reflection of Eliott's general shop and the original prefabricated Methodist Church Hall is reflected in the window).
Davies and Son Boot and Shoe repairing depot, Wellfield Road, Roath, Cardiff, 1903