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Join us for Heritage Open days 2025
Two free to attend talks celebrating the opening of Shoemakers Museum
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Shoemakers Museum Opens 18th September 2025
Step inside 200 years of shoemaking history. Be one of the first to visit Somerset’s newest museum – Shoemakers Museum which opens to the public 18 September 2025
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Crowdfunder – Shoemakers Museum
Shoemakers Museum opens its doors on 18 September. Your donations are welcome to help us complete our landscaping and improve our offer.
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Join our fabulous front of house team
We’re recruiting! Join our fabulous team and help create a warm welcome for our visitors
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The Jamaica Trek
The Jamaica Trek was released by Clarks Originals in 2009, featuring black green and yellow suede – the colours of the Jamaican flag.
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Village Albums
A snapshot of life in Street, created by members of the community between 1857 and 1998.
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Brown Petersburgh
Made by hand using off-cuts of sheep fleece, these cosy affordable slippers became popular and were the foundation of C&J Clarks footwear business.
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Crispin Sewing Machine
The 1863 Crispin Sewing Machine was an Innovation in Sole Stitching
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Latin Verse Machine
‘Eureka’ is a marvellous machine which creates Latin poetry. This remarkable invention was created by Bridgwater eccentric John Clark (1785-1853)
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Join our fabulous team
We’re recruiting! Join our fabulous team and help create a warm welcome for our visitors
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Revival of a community tradition
We’re delighted that Shoemakers Museum has inspired a Kings Trust Project to revive a tradition of community journaling with a pilot project to create a 2025 version of the Street Village Album
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