J R Johnson

J. R Johnson is a very strange sort of shoe shop. All throughout my childhood and teens there was a big billboard on the side of the building of this shop in 1970’s style beige bubble letters, advertising for great shoes with a funny slogan. It was so old-​fashioned looking, I think the sign must have been there for years! This always made me think that the shop itself must be very old fashioned in the style of shoes. That is not the case. Although the shop does seem to cater to the older customer, with many shoes suitable for elderly people — such as flat heeled shoes etc there is also a good selection of modern, stylish shoes available for the younger generation. I was suitably impressed on my last visit here. The shoes tend to be highly priced but the quality and brand of them is excellent. This shoe shop is like a priceless gem of the old world now surviving in modern times. It has loads of class! The shop is in the market place in Bedlington beside Barclays bank, so is very easy to get to.