Ducker & Son
Ducker & Son was a traditional shoe makers in Turl Street in Oxford.
Inside the premises in 2006
| Type | limited |
|---|---|
| Fate | Closed |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Founder | Edward Ducker |
| Defunct | November 2016 |
| Headquarters | Oxford |
The business was founded by Edward Ducker in 1898. A limited company was formed following the deaths of Ducker and his wife in 1947.
The shop was featured in the 2007 film Atonement..
Ducker & Son closed at the end of November 2016. Its archives are now held in the Bodleian Library.[1]
Customers
Customers included:
- H. H. Asquith - Prime Minister[1]
- Rowan Atkinson - English actor and comedian known for Mr. Bean and Blackadder.[2]
- Jeremy Clarkson - English broadcaster and writer known for BBC TV show Top Gear.[2]
- Matt Flynn - English writer.
- Eddie Jordan - Irish businessman and former Formula One team boss.[2]
- Lady Ottoline Morrell - Literary salonist[1]
- Matthew Pinsent - English Olympic rower and broadcaster.[2]
- J.R.R. Tolkien - English writer and Oxford don known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[1][2]
- Evelyn Waugh - English writer known for Brideshead Revisited.[1][2]
Local legend
A local legend, mentioned by Jan Morris in Oxford (1965), tells of an old basketwork armchair reported to materialise in a room above the shop for a few seconds and then gradually fade away. Yurdan,[3] however, states that it has been a long time since reports of any sightings have been made.
References
- Maev Kennedy (22 March 2017), "Rare ledgers reveal shoe-buying habits of Tolkien and Waugh", The Guardian
- "Ducker & Son History". duckerandson.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- Yurdan, Marilyn (2002). "Oxford City and University". Unexplained Oxford and Oxfordshire. Dunstable, Bedfordshire: The Book Castle. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-1-9037-4721-6.
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