The embodiment of all that is quintessentially English, 135 years in the making. Barker have been making fine English shoes i ... n the Northamptonshire village of Earls Barton since 1880. We use the finest calfskins sourced from the Alpine regions of northern Europe and still employ the same time honoured methods of shoemaking including slow natural drying and polishing. This is why Barker shoes have a unique quality that no machine can ever match. read more