Ducker & Son

Ducker & Son was a traditional shoe makers in Turl Street in Oxford. The business was founded by Edward Ducker in 1898. A limited company was formed following the deaths of Ducker and his wife in 1947.

Ducker & Son

Company type	limited
Founded	1898
Founder	Edward Ducker
Defunct	November 2016
Fate	Closed
Headquarters	Oxford

Inside the premises in 2006

The shop was featured in the 2007 film Atonement. Ducker & Son closed at the end of November 2016. Its archives are now held in the Bodleian Library.^[1]

Customers

Customers included:

• H. H. Asquith - Prime Minister^[1]
• Rowan Atkinson - English actor and comedian known for Mr. Bean and Blackadder.^[2]
• Jeremy Clarkson - English broadcaster and writer known for BBC TV show Top Gear.^[2]
• John le Carré - Irish/British author who wrote under the pen name John le Carré.^{[citation needed]}
• Eddie Jordan - Irish businessman and former Formula One team boss.^[2]
• Lady Ottoline Morrell - Literary salonist^[1]
• Matthew Pinsent - English Olympic rower and broadcaster.^[2]
• J.R.R. Tolkien - English writer and Oxford don known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.^[1][2]
• Evelyn Waugh - English writer known for Brideshead Revisited.^[1][2]

Local legend

A local legend, mentioned by Jan Morris in Oxford (1965), tells of an old basketwork armchair reported to materialise in a room above the shop for a few seconds and then gradually fade away. Yurdan,^[3] however, states that it has been a long time since reports of any sightings have been made.