Hello. My name is Keith Plimmer. I live in Huddersfield and I document lone shoes. I've been doing this since October 2009. I don't really know why I started. I found one in a field gateway near Marsden and I took a photograph and wrote it down, and I've been doing it ever since.
This website was built by my nephew Gary. I've kept it going myself since 2011. I am aware it looks a bit old. I don't mind.
Latest Finds
Latest Find
8 August 2026
Rigby Woods, Huddersfield — Right Work Boot, Tan, In the Drain
Went back up to the wood to look at the place where 274 had been. It is not there any more, which I knew before I set off, but I wanted to see it. Found a work boot in the drain on the way out and were glad of it. The matter of 274 is not settled and I will say so plainly.
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Pule Hill, Marsden — Ladies' Heeled Shoe, Red, On the Wall
27 May 2026
Karnak, Egypt — A Flip-Flop at the Foot of a Column
22 May 2026
Our Car, On the Drive — Right Walking Boot, Brown, In the Boot
13 May 2026
Beaumont Park, Huddersfield — Ladies' Court Shoe, Black, On the Bench
6 May 2026
Earlier Trip Reports
4 May 2026
Wessenden Moor — The Boot from #270, Turned About
Went back to Wessenden on a planned outing. The boot from May 2024 were still there. But it weren't facing the way it were. Same boot. New ledger.
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27 April 2026
Our House, Huddersfield — Left Shoe, Brown, Behind the Boiler
Putting the torch back in the airing cupboard. Hand caught on summat that weren't the torch. A left shoe, brown, size ten, behind the boiler. Not mine. Not Our Linda's. New ledger.
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25 April 2026
Castle Hill, Almondbury — Right Boot, Brown, On the Drystone Wall
First proper outing since I got back. Walked up to the tower. A right boot on the wall, facing the valley. You could see for miles. A grounding sort of shoe.
#318 · Read trip report →
21 April 2026
Nerja, Spain — A Ladies' Sandal on the Balcón de Europa
Our Linda's cousin Marjorie had spare tickets. I hadn't meant to look. I found a sandal on the sea wall. The first ladies' shoe in seventeen years.
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12 April 2026
Canal Lock, Marsden — Right Brogue, Balanced on the Lock Gate
Someone had placed it on the lock mechanism with care. A narrowboat nearly took it. I didn't intervene. You can't interfere.
#317 · Read trip report →
8 April 2026
St Mary's Churchyard, Honley — Right Brogue, Brown, Polished
Balanced on the churchyard wall in heavy rain. The polish held up. The vicar came out and said "that's very thorough."
#316 · Read trip report →
14 January 2026
Aspley Underpass — Left Birkenstock, Upright
Sat upright, as if waiting. Identification came through later, via Our Linda. The matter of the intervening ten years is not addressed.
#315 · Read trip report →
4 April 2026
Blackmoorfoot Reservoir — Left Trainer, Blue, Against a Wall
Mud on the toe but not the heel. The reservoir were like a mirror. A heron flew over.
#314 · Read trip report →
3 April 2026
Morrisons Car Park, Brighouse — Left Trainer, Grey, Puddle
Our Linda spotted it. Fished it out and set it on a wall to dry. Hope that were the right call.
#313 · Read trip report →
14 March 2026
Digley Reservoir — Right Boot, Brown Leather
Laces still in and tied. Size nine, maybe ten. A chaffinch landed nearby. Not relevant but worth noting.
#312 · Read trip report →
9 November 2024
Meltham Road Layby — Left Brogue, Near Circumstance
Tip-off from Barry. Smart shoe in a layby. You don't lose a brogue by accident.
#287 · Read trip report →
22 June 2024
Skipton — The Wellington Boot Incident
Drove to Skipton on the basis of a reported sighting. It was a wellington boot. I have reservations. Logged separately.
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11 May 2024
Wessenden Moor — Right Boot, Black
Very weathered. At least one full winter, probably two. A proper leather boot up on the moor.
#270 · Read trip report →
photograph
didn't come out
didn't come out
6 January 2024
Layby on A640, Outlane — Left Shoe, Oxford Style
Dark tan, five eyelets, leather sole. Four of five photographs blurred. The wind were bitter.
#263 · Read trip report →
14 October 2023
Canal Towpath, Slaithwaite — Right Plimsoll, Blue
Slip-on sort, not laced. In October the colours are right along the towpath.
#255 · Read trip report →
photograph
didn't come out
didn't come out
22 July 2023
Meltham Moor — Left Boot, Moorland
Crackin' spot. Flask conditions were excellent. The photographs didn't come out.
#248 · Read trip report →
8 April 2023
Greenfield Reservoir, Saddleworth — Right Sandal
A sandal in April. Still cold in the mornings up on the moors. Unusual for the time of year.
#241 · Read trip report →
photograph
didn't come out
didn't come out
18 February 2023
Roundabout, Brighouse — Left Brogue
Stood on the central island while traffic continued. Drivers were accommodating. I noted this with appreciation.
#237 · Read trip report →
4 September 2022
Near Hade Edge, Holmfirth — Child's Boot, Right
Red leather, bright red. Small. One I come back to in my mind occasionally.
#229 · Read trip report →
Ongoing Investigation
The Heckmondwike
5
Reported
0
Confirmed
1
Near miss
£3
Raised
I want to be careful about how I write this. I do not believe in mythical shoes. What I will say is that since around 2015 there have been five reports, from four different people, of a shoe in the Heckmondwike area that does not seem to have a straightforward explanation. I keep a folder. I do not want to say more than that at this stage.
Read more about The Heckmondwike →Lost Shoes
Shoes I documented and returned to find gone. I note them here. I don't draw conclusions.
#187
Right trainer, blue, Marsden Moor
Documented June 2020. Gone by September. No trace.
I went back three times.
#203
Left sandal, canal path, Milnsbridge
Documented August 2021. Gone within two weeks. The canal path sees a lot of foot traffic.
#241
Right sandal, Greenfield Reservoir
Documented April 2023. Gone by July. This one surprised me — it were fairly remote.
I've thought about this one a few times.
#258
Left brogue, moorland track, Meltham
Documented December 2023. Gone January 2024. One month. In winter. I noted this.