London Shoe Rebuilder Celebrates 40 Years | |||||
Family business re-heels generations of Putney families and local stars
J.Poole & So' started trading at 230a Upper Richmond Road on 29 March 1977, taking on the lease from the Hudson cobblers which had been in the premises for twenty years - meaning that for over sixty years there have been shoe repairs at this one location! Trevor told PutneySW15.com,"We have had an amazing amount of tv and radio personalities over the years as customers and still do. These include Simon le Bon from the 80s band Duran Duran and his model wife & daughter Yasmin and Amber, Sir Tom Courtney, Nick Clegg, Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce and the late Bobby Moore". With longevity comes the bonus of getting to know your regulars over the years, Trevor said:
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