The Last Truly British Casual Shoe Firm Now in Harringay

Norman Walsh (pictured above), founder of casual footwaer firm Walsh Casual, handmade many of the running shoes for the 1948 British Olympic team, and went on to launch the Bolton-based Walsh label in the Sixties.

As I discovered via Twitter the other day, the firm sent one of its sons south five years back. Walsh's promoter, Tim, is now a Harringay boy and counts The Salisbury as his local. Tim describes himself as "virtually indigenous to Harringay".

If you'd like to get a closer look at shoes from what is probably the last casual shoe firm manufacturing in the UK, you'll find Tim at Sunday UpMarket in The Old Truman Brewery. Or, alternatively, catch him in The Salisbury and I'm sure he'll be persuaded to tell you all about Walsh.

The tweeted picture that led me to Walsh: "Down our Local. Sam at the Salisbury Hotel, Harringay.
Lancashire expat sporting Walsh T-shirt!"

Attached is a copy of a recent mention of Walsh Casual in the Telegraph. 

Walsh on the web:

www.walshcasual.com

Walsh Casual on Twitter