Loake
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Founder | John, Thomas and William Loake |
| Headquarters | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Products | Shoes |
| Website | www |
Loake Chelsea boot
Loake is a British shoemaker, founded in 1880, family-owned and still based in Kettering. The company was founded by the brothers John, Thomas and William Loake in 1880, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, in an outbuilding at Thomas Loake's house at 62 King Street.[1] Loake has been a Royal Warrant holder since 2007.[1][2] In 2015, The Independent wrote of "the brand’s durable, comfortable but stylish footwear", and gave them a "best buy" rating.[3]
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- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20150914024013/http://www.loake.co.uk/history/. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Loake Bros Ltd | Royal Warrant Holders Association". Royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ James Orr (2015-07-31). "9 best English-made men's shoes | IndyBest | Extras". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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