Comments on: At Freed of London Ltd, Ballet & Theatrical Shoemakers

By: Michael Page

Michael Page — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:34:50 +0000

Thank you Margot. I and others were at a loss to know any more about Rodney Freed as he was uncontactable.

Many thanks for letting us all know.

Rodney Freed will be sorely missed.

By: margot Faessler

margot Faessler — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:28:11 +0000

I am following up from Alex Freed’s comment from 2022. I was a good friend to Rodney Freed who regretably passed way from Covid in 2022. He was a loyal, funny, charming and generous soul. He was living with his daughter Alex in Kensal Rise when I last saw him 2018.He is deeply missed .

By: Tim Ponton

Tim Ponton — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:29:21 +0000

Fascinating read – I was designer paterncutter 1977/78 – Cordwainers graduate – when Rodney was managing
Best wishes

By: Kate Mcfarlane

Kate Mcfarlane — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:17:47 +0000

When I was 17 I worked for a year at the shop in St Martins Lane in the office. I had a fabulous working relationship with both Mr and Mrs Freed as well as Ellen who was the shop manageress at the time. I remember fondly how Mr Freed was always asking me to help him write his memoirs.
I am now 61 and last year my sister and I took a walk down memory lane and went in to the shop. I was pleasantly surprised how it had stayed virtually the same and it was lovely to be inside the shop and relive those lovely memories of my time working there.

By: Michael Page

Michael Page — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:21:14 +0000

Dear Alex

My name is Michael Page an old friend of Mr Rodney Freed. I live in Australia and will be visiting London this year and would like to meet up with Rodney. I have lost contact with him and wonder if you could assist me in providing a contact tel. No and or email address.

Many thanks

With kind regards

Michael Page
swandanceshoes@bigpond.com.au

Sent from my Galaxy

By: Alexandra Freed

Alexandra Freed — Sun, 08 May 2022 13:53:56 +0000

Hallo Darlings
I’m Rodney’s Daughter .. the first one.
This article is from 9 years ago ..
if anyone wants to know
what happened to Rodney
Please feel free to ask again
Either here Or by email
via artangelscraftydevilsdotcom
?
Alex

By: Tony Anderson

Tony Anderson — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:57:22 +0000

I love stories about people working in trades that are vital yet probably get overlooked most of the time. I’ve always loved shoes … of any type, any origin, any special application. The world would stop without them and the people who produce them. An old pair of wooden clogs and a pair of old leather Afghani shoes, virtually of the same shape, are on the floor under my hall table. They would never get the chuck and are as treasured as the antique table they are placed under. What a fascinating article and what wonderful and dedicated craftsmen.

By: Pascalle Colquhoun

Pascalle Colquhoun — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:17:00 +0000

To those of you looking for Mr Rodney Freed, I had the pleasure of meeting him today in the Duke of Kendall pub in Paddington where he goes every to watch the foot all (his beloved Chelsea). He kept me entertained all afternoon with his stories of making ballet shoes and shoes for different famous people. A delight and a joy to talk to. He lives with his daughter who owns Nikkys restaurant in Kilburn he tells me. Hopefully you can contact him through one of these avenues. What a wonderful man.

By: Vicky Stewart

Vicky Stewart — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:16:17 +0000

Delighted to read that Freed is now making brown pointe shoes for black dancers.

By: Stephen McCaul

Stephen McCaul — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 11:49:16 +0000

After a year; I’ve just realised that this is the link that I should have posted to Toni Bentley’s article in the Smithsonian about Freed’s.

http://www.tonibentley.com/pdfarticles/smithsonian/tonibentley_smithsonian.pdf