Shipton & Heneage

I am an attorney, practicing in Canada. I recently ordered a fine pair of English-​made Chelsea boots from Shipton online, which order was as seamless and pleasant as they come. On placing my order (which I did initially online, and confirmed same via phone) I found the staff to be very helpful and professional, answering all of my questions as to the particular boots I was interested in (including sizing assistance, to confirm same); the boots which are very well made arrived well packaged and in a timely fashion, and were more stunning in person than on the website. I also understand that they have opened a dedicated sales and order center in the US to better serve professionals and others in the US and Canada who enjoy classic and elegant footwear (as in, proper professional office attire/​dress shoes, town boots, and formal evening footwear not made in the Far East). Shipton caters to both men and women, their lines being crafted for them by some of the finest (well known) English shoe and boot makers, and by fine Italian shoe makers, too. It is wonderful to see that quality and value (and top notch customer service) are alive and well at Shipton, who have earned in me a repeat customer.
(Note: as to the Albert slipper, etc. comment from the poster below, yes, I know what they are; while we don’t wear them in the North American court system, the «Albert» is worn by our counterparts in the British judicial system and until recently the House of Lords also, and it traces from the reign of Queen Victoria as I recall. Shipton is a fine provider of this footwear which, in addition to their court use, are paired with a tuxedo for formal use (myself, I personally like Shipton’s custom made (bespoke) Clan crested slippers idea, thinking, what else to get the Highlander in one’s life who otherwise seems to have everything (and connosisseurs who also happen to be «Braveheart» fans are sure to enjoy them, too!). Clever really, and a nice touch (who says tradition can’t be fun?).
A wonderful selection does Shipton have, from traditional slippers and formal patent shoes, to modern boots, shoes, loafers, and dashing chukkas, too, which are well made, well priced classics (and classics never go out of style). I am and remain very pleased with my chelsea boots, and with my shopping experience at Shipton all-​around. I recommend them very highly.

Shipton and Heneage sell very good shoes but do not buy online or mail order because however much they promise not to they give your address to nasty junk mailers and your letter box will be jammed with dead trees.
They do always say sorry afterwards though.

I was in the area on a random one. And needless to say, I didn’t buy anything from here.
They make very good, ‘proper’ English shoes. Leather. Tailoring. Or Shoe-​Making going down here. Oddly, the English language is funny, and ‘to be wearing shoes’ is correctly put as ‘shod’ — anyone know that.
Yeah so lovely examples of fine shoes, but really, there’s some strange looking shoes and the prices are sky-​high. So I looked but didn’t buy. That’s all for now folks

Not for everyone this one but if you like or need a nice pair of English made shoes then Shipton’s can take care of it for you. Very traditional and «English» are the shoes and is the store. Has an upmarket feel to it and you will generally be greeted in the store by an older gentleman who looks like he has done this for some time.
Some of the styles are a bit odd to say the least but I guess that just makes them traditional and I also guess that there is a market for this type of shoe. To try and sum it up they make bespoke slippers, now you either know that sort of thing existed or it has never crossed your mind — Those that know should go to this store — The others need a «typical» high street shoe shop.