1968 was a very significant year for Keynsham and for me.

!968, of course, was the year of the catastrophic floods which sadly took the lives of seven local residents, but on a different note it was the year that a fresh faced youth (me) and his family moved lock stock and barrel from their home of thirteen years in Hartcliffe in Bristol to start a new shoe repair business and a new life in Keynsham.

It was just a few days after the flood, and shortly after signing the lease for the old Boots chemist building that we arrived to find that the premises had survived the deluge and destruction that a lot of Keynsham had experienced.

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The answer is they are known as cobbler’s “dollies”. Here is an illustration showing how they were used.

Hi Everybody.

Things are moving on with our rebranding.

I need to source some signs and window decals and some old gold/ mustard colour work wear.

Terry has a camera now so we can post pictures of some of the interesting jobs that we do.

Thats right, Starzec’s are a classic cobblers shop but we’re moving into the digital world – stay tuned for some of our updates. We are aiming to make it easier for you, the customer, to find out news about Starzec’s including products, services and opening times.

If you have any thoughts of feedback about our repairs, keys, engraving, we’d love to hear them to make sure you get in touch!

Who knows, maybe we’ll be on twitter next!

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