Fascinating Facts

It is claimed that the first pair of clogs were made in Bolton in 1326.
Cokers is the name given to the metal protection used for clog soles.
Clogs were popularised In Lancashire by Flemish weavers who came here during the Industrial Revolution.
Red Rose cloggers changed the full wooden clog to include a leather upper.
In the past, clog-makers had to make 36 pairs a week – by hand – to make a living.
In 1900 a pair of men’s clogs cost 2s 11d. (approximately £45 in today’s money) Now they cost £58 for handmade clogs and £65 for boots.
The art of English clog dancing is not to show any facial expressions, torso or arm movements so that the focus is on the feet.
Different clog designs include Derby Wellington, Brewers, Blucher, Garden Clog, and the luxury felt-lined two buckle clog.
Many modern industrial factories such as metal foundries, still provide their workers with industrial safety clogs, rather than boots.
Clogs are still made in Yorkshire today, by Walkleys, who can trace their heritage back to 1946
In 1911 Maud’s Clog Sole Factory (later Walkleys) in Hebden Bridge, made 862,164 pairs of soles.
Steel factories often employed their own clogger to re-sole workers shoes. A worker walking over the hot metal in the rolling mills could burn through four pairs in a day!
Northampton Town Football Club are nicknamed ‘The Cobblers’ because of the amount of shoe factories in the area.

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