History
Operating on the same Colyton site since 1862, water-powered for over a century.
Craftsmanship
12–14 month pit cycle, hand-stuffed sole leather.
Sustainability
Water-mill power, oak-bark tannins, local hides.
Certifications
- REACH
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Rank #22 · United Kingdom · Founded 1862
J & FJ Baker
The last English oak-bark tannery.
Family-run Devon tannery, the last in the UK still using full oak-bark pit tannage.
- Location
- Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1862
- MOQ
- From 15 m²
- White-label / OEM
- No