Soho Notebook in Ludlow

Smythson

£215

A new take on our iconic Ludlow leather, our large grain calf leather has an exaggerated crossgrain texture that lends an elegant, yet hard-wearing quality. Seen across a selection of pieces, from briefcases and shoulder bags to passport covers and wallets, each piece will withstand the test of time while remaining soft and supple.

Smythson's own words, read from their page on 2026-08-29.

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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 FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED, number 03594597. 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
Not yet checked.
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.
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.