Church's

• See my 5 minute (real time) video of the approach to Church Shoes factory shop click here
• Click here to see options (with videos) after visit to Church’s (Guildhall, Charle Rennie Macintosh house, Guildhall, Museum, all in Derngate)
• Map showing location of Church shoes.
• Church footwear (Church's) St James' Rd, Northampton NN5 5JB
• Recently taken over by Prada, here is a blog post about it
• Mon to Fri 9.30 am to 4pm, Sat 9.30 to 2pm
• google maps page for Church's, 4 photos, 24 reviews
• Location, Reviews and photos on google maps
• To see what the normal retail prices are, here are some online offerings (don't worry – you will usually pay half or a third for seconds):
• Brogues on Net a Porter £380
• Oxfords on Mr. Porter £380
• Reviews:
• “.......the imperfect products are really not imperfect unless you are the quality inspector at church's........”
• “...Everybody from Northampton should wear Northampton shoes, this factory outlet makes it possible with their huge reductions on end of line models and seconds..”
• How to look after your Church's shoes 1 minute video
• 40 second video - Keep the uppers always in good condition because they can be re-soled to last a lifetime
• Send the shoes to be re-soled here
• Options: Visit Charles Rennie Macintosh house at 78 Derngate, the Guidlhall and the Museum (all close together) after Church's on the way to Edward Green's. This 10 minute video, click here video in real time or this speeded up version (1½ minutes)click here shows the route along the ring road. Watch out for the “loop” at 5 to 5.52 minutes (or 50 seconds in the speeded up version). The video was shot off peak. At peak times it can be a little nerve racking.
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  Charles Rennie Macintosh house in Derngate
• Designed for the Basset-Lowkes of model railway fame. The only house outside of Scotland designed by CRM.
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  Northampton Guildhall (also in Derngate)
• Beautiful, high Victorian Guildhall. Free and open to visitors. Just walk in.
• 4 minute video showing from Derngate to Guildhall Rd. Click here < Shows parking, museum in Guidlhall Rd and multi story car park if no spaces can be found on the road. Beware: 2 hour limit and Northampton traffic wardens are the SAS of wardens!
• 10 minute real time video showing route from Guildhall Rd. to factory shop no. 2 on city centre factory shop tour: Edward Green. Click here or 2 minutes, speeded up version Click here
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