William Lennon boots

A few years ago I needed a new pair of traditional leather cycling shoes as modern ones often won't fit with 'old fashioned' clips and straps that many of my old bicycles are fitted with.
I looked around but could'nt find anywhere that made or sold them.
A few weeks later a friend told me of William Lennon's in Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire but by that time I'd managed to find a pair through a member of The Veteran Cycle Club .

A few years passed and again I 'needed' new footwear and again the name of William Lennon came up, this time I needed a pair of 'work' boots, I searched the net and this time found their website which I quickly perused.
I decided on a pair of 78tc boots in brown, I phoned to make an appoinment to view and try on a few pairs as most are made to order.
 A week or so later I visited the shop in Stoney Middleton and was immediately transported back around 100 years, the factory had many old and still working machines and these coupled with highly skilled staff and traditional building methods make boots to rival anything else on offer!
I ordered my pair and was able to change the leather for a 'zug' style grained leather, waiting time was around 6 or so weeks.

I was phoned by them roughly 7 weeks later and collected my spanking new boots shortly afterwards.
I was extremely pleased with the boots, at first they were pleasantly firm but soon 'broke in' to a very comfortable pair of boots easily comparable with my Loake Bedales.

I've had them now for around a year and they've been used at least once a week occassionaly twice for a 5 or so hours a time in all weathers over all types of terrain, they've not leaked or split, no seams or stitching has come loose...in effect they do exactly what it says on the tin only with real presence.

I polish them with Kiwi every other time I use them and they've developed a nice patina, would I buy any more boots from Lennons? well I was impressed by their service, their friendly staff, their old world workshop but most of all by the quality of their products in short you betcha I would...i fact I am already planning my next pair, here's few shots a year down the line;

 

Here's a couple of shots when I recieved them;

 

Here's a link to the site and the boots I chose 

http://www.williamlennon.co.uk/footwear/78tc-traditional-work-boot.html