Ducker & Son
Ducker & Son is a traditional shoe makers in Turl Street, Oxford, England.
Ducker & Son 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..
Customers
Past and present customers of the shop include:[1]
- Rowan Atkinson - English actor and comedian known for Mr. Bean and Blackadder.
- George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge
- Jeremy Clarkson - English broadcaster and writer known for BBC TV show Top Gear.
- Eddie Jordan - Irish businessman and former Formula One team boss.
- Matthew Pinsent - English Olympic rower and broadcaster.
- Manfred von Richthofen - German fighter pilot known as the Red Baron
- J.R.R. Tolkien - English writer and Oxford don known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
- Evelyn Waugh - English writer known for Brideshead Revisited.
Local Legend
Local legend, mentioned by Jan Morris in Oxford (1965), tells of an old basket work armchair reported to materialise in a room above the shop for a few seconds and then gradually fade away. Yurdan,[2] however, states that it has been a long time since any reported sightings have been made.
References
- ↑ "Ducker & Son History". duckerandson.co.uk. 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.
External links
Coordinates: 51°45′13.0″N 1°15′23.1″W / 51.753611°N 1.256417°W
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