At the end of the 19th century Alfred our great-grandfather had mastered the shoemaking skills handed down by his father and grandfather and in 1899 he founded our company Alfred Sargent & Sons in Rushden, Northamptonshire, which is at the heart of England's famous shoemaking region.

With his continuing success the company moved to our present location in 1915. This new purpose built factory with "up to date" machinery and "electric lighting" grew from strength to strength and with the help oh his two sons Frank and Harry and later grandson Derrick the business continued to expand.

Having reached our centenary year the company today still remains a family business with the fourth generation upholding the traditional skills and craftmanship required to produce high quality Goodyear Welted footwear. We are committed to offering shoes of quality and styling synonymous with the Alfred Sargent name which is held in high regard by all our customers world wide.

Paul and Andrew Sargent