https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/lancashire/Recent content in Lancashire on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usSun, 25 Oct 2026 03:12:18 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/how-lanx-is-reviving-lancashire-s-shoemaking-industry/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:12:18 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/how-lanx-is-reviving-lancashire-s-shoemaking-industry/<h2 id="the-lancashire-shoe-revival">The Lancashire shoe revival</h2> <p>Lancashire was once a powerhouse of British shoemaking, with around 200 factories producing footwear for the nation. Today, only a handful remain. One of them, Lanx, is proving that the industry can be rebuilt, not just remembered.</p> <p>Founder Marco Vaghetti began exploring the county&rsquo;s shoemaking heritage nearly a decade ago, at a time when the local industry was already in steep decline. &ldquo;I started to fall in love with footwear and the idea that someone could potentially turn the tide and bring shoemaking back to Lancashire,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;When I set out to create Lanx eight or nine years ago, there were five or six manufacturers in the area. Now there&rsquo;s only Lanx.&rdquo;</p>