Between 23-27 February, we documented, cleaned, photographed and repacked over 70 shoes for the Shoe Digitisation Project. These were all men’s shoes from different companies from around the world which dated to 1950-1959.
Here’s a small selection of the ones which caught our eye!
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!!!
Alfred Gillett Trust 
Alfred Gillett Trust 