Well it's just a bloke in a shop in Bermondsey who copies keys and soles and heels shoes. But he takes a real pride in his work. He's very happy to talk to you about the available options and to offer recommendations, he'll do it while you wait or you can leave them there and sample traditional local fare from the nearby "caffs".
This area is still very much old Bermondsey, there are no metrosexual millionaire apartments above chic nouvelle sushi-tapas-burrito bars here, so it will be bacon and eggs or pie, mash 'n liquor for you.
So drop your shoes off then head out into the wilds of Bermondsey, try a jellied eel have some pie n' mash, try not to think about the provenance of the meat in the meat pie, it is after all a traditional dish, much in the same way as Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett were traditional pie makers. For more information on the history of the London Pie 'n Mash shop go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_and_mash .
When you have finished your tour of the local sights, you can collect your freshly soled and heeled shoes. Superbly finished, at a very reasonable price, by a very nice man. Wear them with pride and tell your friends about your adventures in the real Bermondsey, how you got in got to a cobbler, ate pie, mash, liquor 'n jellied eel, got your shoes back and got out all without being involved in a traditional Sarf Lahndahn muggin. read more
