Shoe Digitisation Project Update 1

Between 16-20 February, we documented, cleaned, photographed and repacked 80 shoes for the Shoe Digitisation Project. These mostly date to the 1950s.
Here’s a small selection of the ones which have caught our eye!

Between 16-20 February, we documented, cleaned, photographed and repacked 80 shoes for the Shoe Digitisation Project. These mostly date to the 1950s.
Here’s a small selection of the ones which have caught our eye!
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Shoemakers Museum Cafe will open on 15 September 2025 for lunches and light bites offering a taste of Somerset. Shoemakers Museum will open on 18 September - celebrating 200 years of shoemaking history. The museum will be open daily from 10am until 5pm, tickets are available to book now at https://shoemakersmuseum.org.uk/.
Our recruitment is now closed but we are still accepting volunteers who would like to join the team.


A new website will soon replace this Alfred Gillett Trust site. Shoemakers Museum opens later this year. We already have a temporary holding website for it HERE and in June 2025 we launch the full Shoemakers Museum website with all the latest news and essential information about Shoemakers Museum.

A year on from the ground-breaking ceremony for Shoemakers Museum our newest apple tree is in blossom!!!

Exciting times at The Grange as the building of the new Shoemakers Museum is underway.
Alfred Gillett Trust