About The Ilkley Shoe Company

About Us

With over 50 years experience in our repair department, we know a thing or 2 about great shoes (we’ve been taking them apart and putting them back together for long enough!) from full leather soles to changing leather soles to dainite soles we’ve done the lot. We have, over the years repaired thousands of our customers favourite shoes and if you’re unsure then you can email us pictures of the shoes and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can with a quote.

The Next Step

In 2011, after years of looking after great shoes, we decided to open up our store to start selling the shoes that we were so used to repairing, starting with shoes from the revered Northampton area by Loake, Barker, Cheaney and Tricker’s. Later, we added the more contemporary Jeffery West, whose shoes use the classic British shoe build quality with with modern takes and striking colours to shoes, boots and fantastically comfortable “Sneakers”. 

We now also cater for ladies, with shoes and boots by Loake, Barker and Cheaney. Our newest brand – DL Sport – whose shoes and sneakers are hand made in Italy with continental styling and vibrant colours, are some of the most comfortable shoes we’ve come across. 

Leather Jackets

With our growing reputation of selling fantastic leather bags and accessories, our contacts in the leather world asked us if we’d like to sell leather jackets? We weren’t sure but when we saw the styling and felt the soft nappa leather we knew our customers would love the leather coats and jackets by Oakwood and Trapper. With jackets for all seasons (lightweight for summer and thermally insulated for winter) there’s a jacket for you. Made in Europe, the finish and craftmanship is first class, and the prices are very reasonable too.