Scotland’s Last Shoemaking Shop to Be Restored Decades After It Closed

Scotland’s Last Shoemaking Shop to Be Restored Decades After It Closed
A grant of £74,000 will help restore what is said to be Scotland’s last remaining shoemaker’s shop. Historic Environment Scotland/PA
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A community group is being awarded funds to restore what is said to be Scotland’s last remaining shoemaker’s shop.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is providing the Birse Community Trust with £74,500 to help it conserve and re-open the building – which is said to have lain “completely undisturbed” for decades after it ceased trading.