Welcome to Friary Shoes
Your local Independent Shoe Shop
Your local Independent Shoe Shop
Thanks to everyone who has booked through Facebook whilst we were closed. We have had an amazing response to booking children’s shoe fitting appointments.
We have been taking bookings since mid March for our reopening on Monday 12th April and have over 550 appointments Thank you so much
Now we are reopen we are no longer taking bookings through facebook messenger. You can call either store to book.
Lichfield 01543 263443
Uttoxeter 01889 562400
Both stores will be open for calls between 10-4
Please note Our Lichfield store is fully booked from Monday 12th to Saturday 17th April, however you can still come in without an appointment however this may mean a wait outside due to restricted numbers in the store.
Alternatively you can book for Monday 19th April onwards.
Our opening times are 10-5 Monday to Friday and 9.30-5pm Saturday. We are closed on Sundays.
*Please be aware that we do not offer a free measuring service.
There is a £2 measuring charge which you will be able to pay at the till before we measure the children’s feet. Once we have fitted your child’s shoes and you are happy to purchase them the £2 will be taken off the price of the shoes. If you decide not to buy the shoes on that day the receipt for the £2 measure is valid for 28 days.
Friary Shoes was established in 1904. It has been in the same family over 4 generations.
It is currently owned by husband and wife team Adam and Tracey Lumb, who are passionate about the footwear industry and strive to be the best independent footwear retailer in the midlands.
Being an Independent Family business we pride ourselves in creating an enjoyable shopping experience to ensure our customers keep coming back to us. We are not a multi-national chain. We are a local small business and we are passionate about what we sell.
We are able to stock a wide range of brands and styles offering a good quality value footwear for the whole family under one roof. We are proud to be independent, it means we can listen to our customers and their needs. We have a close relationship with our suppliers and again value their advice when buying products.
We have two stores based in Lichfield and Uttoxetter in Staffordshire.
We currently have over 28 experienced staff and stock a wide range of footwear to meet family needs.
Back to School, Playing out, that family special occasion and those first shoes. We have them all, Clarks, Startrite, Geox and Josef Seibel along with 113yrs of taking care of generations of feet.
Ladies, YOU will love our range of brands like Clarks, Rieker, Gabor, Hotter, Van Dal (wide) Every occasion and style is catered for.
We stock a full range of men's shoes with brands like Clarks, Loake, Anatomic and Josef Seibel The choice along with our experienced staff make sure you find the right shoes for YOU
Hi, lots of new rules to follow, and we are here for all your footwear needs.
Our staff all wear face masks or visors.
We have mobile fitting screens that we can use to put as a divider between yourselves and our staff as an added precaution.
We give every customer a pair of clean hosiery before trying on our footwear.
Any shoes tried on by customer but not purchased are sanitised ready for the next customer.
We only allow limited numbers in the store at anyone time.
Our stores are cleaned throughout the day.
We understand it can be a concern to go out, stay in, we can assure you that if you and your family need any footwear, we are still here for all your footwear needs, and have some fabulous new stock arriving daily once we re open.
We want to advise you on what to expect once you come to visit us.
If you are coming into store with your children please ensure they are wearing socks.
We cannot measure or fit child’s shoes without their own socks.
We will have a greeter on the door to explain our new measures to keep you and our staff safe.
We will be limiting the amount of customers to a maximum of 30 in our Lichfield store so please only a maximum of 2 adults per famliy.
We have hand sanitiser at the front of the store and in our children’s department which will be available to use.
We ask if possible not to pick up shoes on display if you need anything our staff will be on hand to help.
Our staff will be wearing visors or face masks and sanitise hands after every customer.
We do take cash along with debit or credit cards payments.
We really appreciate your continued support and want to reassure you that we are taking all these measures for safety of our customers and staff.
Looking forward to seeing you all very soon 🤞
OPEN MON - FRI 10.00am -5.00pm
SAT 9.30am -5.00pm
closed SUN
32 Bakers Lane
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6NG
01543 263443
OPEN MON - FRI 10.00am -5.00pm
SAT 9.30am -5.00pm
closed SUN
12 High Street
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 7HT
01889 562400
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