Black and white photograph of the original Ellis Brigham shop

The story so far

How Ellis Brigham began

Our story begins in 1933 in a small shop on Conran Street in Harpurhey, Manchester. Our founder, father, and grandfather Frederick Ellis Brigham quickly established his ‘two-up two-down’ as the place to visit to have boots expertly made and fitted.

Over the years, our stores have always been quick to sell the latest innovations. We saw clothing move from Ventile through to GORE-TEX fabrics and we were the first to know when footwear lost the nails and grew Vibram soles.

We are still going strong and still proudly family-owned. We stock inspiring brands and trailblazing products that will make your time spent in the mountains even more rewarding.

We have stores spanning the UK with friendly, knowledgeable staff who bring the spirit of the outdoors to the high street.

1930s

Two black and white photographs of Ellis Brigham founder Frederick Ellis Brigham

1940s

two 1940s clippings of newspaper adverts

1950s

1950s ellis brigham ski images

1960s

1960s ellis brigham catalouges

1970s

1970s photos of mountaineers and Ellis Brigham shop

1980s

White books from 1980s

1990s

The Snowboard Asylum Magazines from 1990s

2000s

Photographs of Ellis Brigham shops in the 2000s

2010s

Ellis Brigham and The North Face shops

2020s

Ellis Brigham 90 years anniversary logo