British Boot Company, the original Dr. Martens shop in Camden, London

British Boot Company, formerly known as Holts, is the first shop in the world to sell Dr. Martens and original George Cox Robot Creepers. The shop started its life in 1851, making and selling hobnail work fast forward to 1958 and the shop became the first retailer to sell Dr Martens, quickly followed by Solovair and Grinders in 1965. The shop very soon became a Mecca for skinheads, punks and DM enthusiasts from all over the world. Then in the late 1970s, the shop s charismatic owne