"The Highest Quality Sneakers In The World"
Weston Kay - Rose Anvil
Hand Stitch Collection
Current Lead Time
9-12 Weeks
Quality takes time and we're proud of the footwear we craft. In order to hit the high standard we set for ourselves, we don't rush things.
Our lead time now sits at 9-12 weeks, thank you to all of our customers for their patience and support - you're helping to keep an industry alive!
LUXURY SHOES & SNEAKERS, HANDMADE IN ENGLAND
Crown Northampton is a proud, fifth generation family owned company that understands the rich and important shoemaking heritage of our town and location. This appreciation for tradition and excellence has been utilised in all aspects of the footwear we produce today.
Crown Northampton design is timeless yet with a progressive mindset. All collections feature traditional British methods of construction across men's and women's unisex styles. Using only the finest locally sourced materials, all footwear is handmade to order in our Northampton factory.
Handmade In England - Since 1908
Blog
The Yardley GAT: A shoe with more going on than meets the eye
Every shoe you have ever owned started life as one of eleven. Eleven base patterns. That is the whole vocabulary of footwear design, according to...
D16: Celebrating a decade of Crown Northampton since 2016
Ten years ago, Chris Woodford made a decision in a Tokyo store that changed everything for Crown. We told that story in our last blog....
Ten years of direct to consumer
Ten years ago, Crown Northampton started selling shoes direct to the people who would wear them. The Woodford family had spent over a hundred years...
Crown Northampton and the Oxford pattern
Every factory in Northampton has an Oxford pattern of some kind. A hundred years ago, the well dressed man needed a shoe to match the...
Shoe of the Month: June 2026 - Julie's Ashby Loafer
Each month we follow one of our shoes through the factory and tell the story of a customer wearing it. June's Shoe of the Month...
Introducing The Harlestone Derby Unlined
The Harlestone is our most popular Hand Stitch sneaker, and it now comes in the softest leather we have ever worked with. The upper sits...
AS FEATURED IN
ROSE ANVIL
Everdon Wholecut
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ROSE ANVIL
Harlestone Derby
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"If you’re going to make shell cordovan sneakers, you might as well do every single thing to an insane standard"
Ben Robinson - Stitchdown.com
Our Brand Values
Handmade in England
All footwear is made in our Northampton, England factory by skilled craftspeople, using traditional methods.
Proudly made in England since 1908.
Using Only The Finest Materials
Box / veg tan / janus calf, deer suede, buffalo, chromexcel, and shell cordovan leathers - Sourced from world class tanneries including CF Stead in Leeds, UK and The Horween Company in Chicago, USA.
Local Footprint
Lasts, leathers, tooling and soles.
Raw materials and factory tools sourced locally within our historic boot and shoemaking region of Northampton, Northamptonshire.
Every Order, Made to Order
Every order placed is specifically Made To Order for each customer. No waste, no excess stock, sensible and sustainable. Worldwide Delivery within 15 weeks.