Scotland's last shoemaking shop to be restored after being frozen in time for half a century

Historic Environment Scotland has awarded Birse Community Trust £74,500 to repair and conserve the fabric of the Souter's ...
STV News

Inside Scotland's last shoemaking shop set for major restoration

The Souter's Shop was opened by James Merchant in the Aberdeenshire village of Birse in 1897. A community group is being ...

Scotland’s last shoemaking shop to be restored decades after it closed

A community group is being awarded funds to restore what is said to be Scotland’s last remaining shoemaker’s shop. Historic ...
Daily Herald

Garfield Farm Museum to host lecture on history of shoe and boot styles

On Sunday, Nov. 5, museum volunteer Norman Walzer will give a lecture on the history of shoe and boot styles from the 1770s to the Civil War. A collection of 30-40 slides of shoes from Europe and the ...