The Golden Boot is a family-run shoe shop located in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1790 and was formerly known as Randall's Boot Warehouse.[1]
History
editEstablished in 1790, the company has been owned by the same family for six generations. The original site of the shop was at Gabriels Hill.[citation needed] It opened workshops in 1845 in Palace Yard. A large Golden Wellington measuring over 6 ft was put up outside the shop in the late 19th century and remains there to this day. Now [when?] the Golden Boot has three departments selling ladies, men's and children's shoes and leather goods.
Awards
editThe Golden Boot shoe shop is the winner of awards from Drapers Footwear for 2006 and 2010 and Family Footwear Retailer of the Year 2008.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Irene Hales (2013), Maidstone Through Time, Amberley, p. 58, ISBN 9781445629438
- ^ "Previous Winners | Drapers Footwear Awards 2009 -access-date=17 April 2009". Archived from the original on 22 April 2009.