JIM123
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Hi, newbee's first post so be kind. This was my first exploration from Sunday. Let me know what you think.
Goliath Footwear was founded in 1880 by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) under the name of the Heckmondwike Boot and Shoe Works. The factory was based in Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire and was the second Co-operative Wholesale Society shoe factory to be founded, after the Leicester factory on Duns Lane. The Heckmondwike Boot and Shoe Works was designed to manufacture hard wearing work boots. Initially, premises were rented on Beck Lane, but in 1884 Brunswick Mill was purchased and the factory moved. The works usually employed between 300 and 400 people and on average produced between 6,000 and 8,000 pairs of boots per week.
Goliath famously made lightweight football boots for Sir Stanley Matthews.
In 2003 the Co-operative Wholesale Society sold Goliath Footwear. However, the company still continues to operate as one of the United Kingdom’s leading suppliers of safety and occupational footwear. I guess this is about when they moved out of the mill to modern premises.
XGOL13 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL05 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL29 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL34 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL32 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL44 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
Goliath Footwear was founded in 1880 by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) under the name of the Heckmondwike Boot and Shoe Works. The factory was based in Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire and was the second Co-operative Wholesale Society shoe factory to be founded, after the Leicester factory on Duns Lane. The Heckmondwike Boot and Shoe Works was designed to manufacture hard wearing work boots. Initially, premises were rented on Beck Lane, but in 1884 Brunswick Mill was purchased and the factory moved. The works usually employed between 300 and 400 people and on average produced between 6,000 and 8,000 pairs of boots per week.
Goliath famously made lightweight football boots for Sir Stanley Matthews.
In 2003 the Co-operative Wholesale Society sold Goliath Footwear. However, the company still continues to operate as one of the United Kingdom’s leading suppliers of safety and occupational footwear. I guess this is about when they moved out of the mill to modern premises.
XGOL13 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL05 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL29 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL34 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL32 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
XGOL44 by JIM123FLICKR, on Flickr
