Ascott 2 Burgundy Cordovan

Crockett & Jones

£895

Ascott 2, an apron-fronted derby made on the excellent fitting 375 last. Made from Horween's finest burgundy shell cordovan with Dainite rubber soles. From the Men's Shell Cordovan Collection. The Shell Cordovan used by Crockett Jones is both unique and exclusive. A traditional and lengthy process of specialist vegetable tanning, hand dyeing and finishing produces the distinctive strong fibre structure and rich shiny texture of Cordovan leather. Shell Cordovan from Horween is 100% dyed and finished by hand, therefore, colours may vary.

Crockett & Jones's own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as CROCKETT AND JONES LIMITED, number 00451921. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Whilst the new collection offers something not seen from Crockett & Jones before with our new, Gum coloured rubber wedge sole, the entire collection remains made in England in our very own factory in Northampton" Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.