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The Factory That Made the Original Dr Martens The NPS factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire has been making boots since 1881. For thirty-five of those years — from the late 1960s to 2003 — it manufactured Dr Martens under contract. Every pair of Dr Martens 1460s sold during that period came from this building, made by these workers, on these machines. When Dr Martens moved production to Asia in 2003, the...

Your Boots Cost £200. Spend 10 Minutes Looking After Them. A well-made pair of boots will last a decade if you care for them. The same pair, neglected, will last three years. The difference is not expensive products or complicated routines — it is ten minutes of attention every few weeks. We have been selling and caring for boots at our Camden Town shop since 1851. We stock polishes, conditioners,...

How Solovair Boots Fit Solovair boots are Made in England at the NPS factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire. They fit differently from Dr Martens, differently from George Cox, and differently from whatever high-street shoes you are used to. This guide tells you exactly what to expect so you order the right size the first time. We have fitted thousands of customers in Solovair boots at our Camden Town shop. If you...

The Label Upstairs Between 1979 and the early 1980s, one of the most important record labels in British music history operated from the first floor of a boot shop in Camden Town. The boot shop was ours. The label was 2 Tone Records. And the music that came out of those rooms — The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat — changed the sound of Britain. This is not ancient...