The Nederpel family moved here in November 1959 from Norfolk where they had been nursery managers. Pa Nederpel was to be manager of Seamans nurseries in Elm Road.
Their son Quirinus ad worked for Saxon shoe repairs in Norwich but in March 1960 secured a job with P Holmes shoe repairs in Forehill Ely.
In 1963 Quirinus set up Shoecraft of March and he and veronica married 31st March 1964.
In 1978 the business set up in 75 High Street. In 2006 the front of the shop was demolished after a traffic accident.
See ‘The Rise and Fall of Shoecraft of March’ by Veronica Nederpel.
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