heritage & craft
THE GOODYEAR WELTED
Goodyear welting is a traditional shoemaking method that stitches the upper, insole and sole together using a separate strip of leather called a welt. This creates a strong, structured shoe that can be resoled and repaired many times.
heritage & craft
the anatomy of a shoe
Everyone of our shoes is constructed using traditional shoe making methods and consists of many separate components. Discover more about the construction with our hand anatomy guide.
heritage & craft
design in detail
A Grenson shoe is a shoe made with 150 years of experience. We have learnt over that time that a shoe is only as good as its weakest part, which is why we spend so much time on every tiny detail.
heritage & craft
the old factory
The Beautiful Queen Street factory was our home for 118 years from 1895 to 2013 until we moved to the current factory that we make our shoes in now.
heritage & craft
jargon buster
Don't know your Brogue from your Derby? Cordovan from your calf leather? Our handy jargon buster will help teach you everything you may want to know about shoes and the manufacturing process.