That Tree in Buxton

[alf]

Can any one tell me the orgin of the tree with the shoes attached. It is on the road to the Buxton Cemetery.

See attached photo

Alf

[maidmarianoops]

hello still looking for this tree but found others
sylvia



http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/shoetrees.html

[wheeldon]

I'm still googling away also 

Do you know the road name?  It might help with narrowing down the google search.

[alf]

Hi Sylvia

Many thanks for the link, very interesting. It would be interesting to find out if there are any other "Shoe Trees" in this country.

 Wheeldon I have no idea what the road is called in Buxton. The tree is about a 200 yards from the cemetery. It's up the hill on the left heading toward the cemetery.

Alf

[popi]

Hi alf,

Did you ever find any more information on that tree in Buxton.  We often pass the tree with shoes and we always wonder what it symbolises.   

[alf]

No in never did. I might start one in my area and see what happens

alf

[LizzieW]

I read, some time ago, that it was a symbol showing where drug dealers are.  If you look around towns and cities, you'll often see trainers thrown up into trees, over telegraph wires etc.

[maidmarianoops]

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/shoetrees.html

sylvia
dont know if you checked this out
sylvia

[alf]

interesting article

Alf