Good Year Welts

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Do you have a rotation of fine English shoes from Grenson, Barkers, Loake, Cheaney, Trickers, Crockett & Jones, Church's, Alfred Sargent or Edward Green.

Sadly I do not have a rotation of 20 good year welt bench mades in shoe trees :(.
I do have three pairs of Cheaney's and a nice pair of van Bommel's :). No shoe trees...
 
My dress shoes comprise the following: black Church Diplomat plain toe, black Church Diplomat brogue, tan Church Diplomat brogue, burgundy Church Diplomat brogue and black Bali. I keep all in shoe bags with cedar trees in. I've owned these shoes for 20 years or longer.
 
Two pairs of Grenson brogue boots, one light tan and one dark brown, one pair of John White's brogue boots in light tan and one pair of Grenson chelsea boots, black........all with trees.
 
Recently acquired a pair of Barker Toddingtons, and some shoe trees to go in them -- hoping they'll last me twenty years.

Will look to add a few other quality pairs at some point (some boots and some oxfords hopefully).
 
A bit of an obsession for me; Currently have at least one of Loake, Edward Green, Church, Cheaney, C&J, Trickers. From non English makers I have Alden, Carmina and Vass. For a while I lived an hour or so drive away from Vass in Budapest, prices have gone up in the last couple of years but even so they remain in my opinion the best value MTO hand made shoes (although hand welted not goodyear as per the OP).
 
Had a pair of 8 hole doc martens for about 8 years. sole is looking worse for wear now.
going to the DM shop in Edinburgh soon. going to get 2 pair of boots, black and red, and one pair of shoes.
They are a bit pricey now. But i'm worth it, or something. :)
 
Had a pair of 8 hole doc martens for about 8 years. sole is looking worse for wear now.
going to the DM shop in Edinburgh soon. going to get 2 pair of boots, black and red, and one pair of shoes.
They are a bit pricey now. But i'm worth it, or something. :)

If the sole is good year welt, could not a cobbler change replace the sole?
 
I have

Classic Black oxford toe cap Loakes
Black Charles Tyrwhitt wholecut oxfords
Burgundy toe cap semi brogue Barkers with a vibram sole
Brown Cheaney Brogues

In real need of some formal boots. Love the Gaziano and Girling boots but can't afford the £1000+ price tag!!
 
I have now built up a rotation of two pairs of Cheaney's, two Loakes - one Indian and one 1880, two Barker's - one is from the handcrafted range, and a single pair of Carmina's.
 
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