Church & Co Limited, branded Church's, is a luxury footwear manufacturer that was founded in 1873 by Thomas Church in Northampton, England.[3] In 1999 the company was bought by Italian luxury fashion house Prada.
Family
Three brothers Alfred, (John) William, and (Thomas) Dudley formed the company; their father Thomas died on 23 March 1905. The granddaughter of Dudley was the Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Church.
(Thomas) Dudley married Rhoda Wooding, daughter of Henry Wooding of Billing Road, at Victoria Road church on 3 January 1893.[4]
Alfred died on Saturday 29 September 1928 aged 77.[5] He lived on Cheyne Walk,[6] and attended Abington Avenue Congregational Church, where his funeral was held.