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Ducker & Son is a traditional shoe makers in Turl Street, Oxford, England.

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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..

Ducker & Son closed at the end of November 2016.

Customers

Past and present customers of the shop include:

  • 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, however, states that it has been a long time since any reported sightings have been made.

    References

    Ducker & Son Wikipedia
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