but here's james ducker in oxford.e's an awful lot you can tell about a person from their shoes. but then again, i would say that. i'm a bespoke shoe maker. i have making shoes by hand for the past 20 years. from designing them to hand—stitching them. and in the world of fast everything, i am proud to be a part of something much slower. at ducker and son in oxford, they have been making shoes in a similar way since 1898. but sadly, after nearly 120 years, it is closing. so when i found out such an iconic shoemakers as duckers was sorting up shop, i had to go for one last time before they close their doors forever. my name is james ducker, apparently no relation. though both of our families from north norfolk. so you never know. my namesake was an engineer before turning his hand to shoemaking. bob avery also changed career. before teaching himself shoemaking, he was a shoe repairer at woolworths, and before that, a bus conductor. the legers here back to 1910 and reveal a history of the city through its shoes. so each o

those are ducker shoes, they must be 50 yea rs those are ducker shoes, they must be 50 years old.ple in this world who have not been to ducker, they should be imprisoned. there probably ten years old but they look as good as new as far as old but they look as good as new as farasi old but they look as good as new as faras i am old but they look as good as new as far as i am concerned. they look lovely. are you a loyal customer? i am indeed. ifirst lovely. are you a loyal customer? i am indeed. i first came lovely. are you a loyal customer? i am indeed. ifirst came here as lovely. are you a loyal customer? i am indeed. i first came here as an undergraduate, in 1976, i have been coming here ever since. how many pairs of duckers do think you have? about 30 pairs, i think. this sum, it is the last chance to own a bit of 0xford's history. it is the last chance to own a bit of oxford's history. ijust bought a pairof of oxford's history. ijust bought a pair of duckers and i think you can tell a lot about a place you choose. in this case, 0xford tell a lot about a place you choose. in thi

my name is james ducker, apparently no relation.om north norfolk. so you never know. my namesake was an engineer before turning his hand to shoemaking. bob avery also changed career. before teaching himself shoemaking, he was a shoe repairer at woolworth's, and before that, a bus conductor. the ledgers here go back to 1910 and reveal the history of the city through its shoes. so each one of those is an order for a pair of shoes? this is everything they've made on their acccount and the prices accordingly at the time. in today's money, 140... one pound, eight shillings and sixpence in old money. i have no idea what that means! any particular style you are looking for colours? i love everything! this is an old—fashioned shop, and a lot of the work ethics are still old—fashioned. you don't come in here at nine o'clock and start walking out the door at five. my wife's come into the shop at 9:30pm to ask me if i have any intention of coming home. do think there's a little bit of you in every pair that goes out of the door? you put your m