A cobblers in the city centre was tasked with making shoes for a different species than its average customer.
Mossy's Shoe Repairs received a phone call earlier this year asking them to make some shoes for one of Lady Chichester's camels who was struggling to walk.
"We got a phone call in April", said Stuart, "I thought it was a wind up - they asked if we could make shoes for a camel. When I realised it wasn't a wind up, Lady Chichester explained what was wrong with the camel."
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Timujin, 27, was suffering from a stretched tendon in his foot, causing him to position his foot in the wrong place and leading to other complications like joint pain.
Stuart continued: "They called the vet and they advised to put him down because he was in so much pain. After we took the phone call, we agreed to go and see him and watch him walk.
"It broke my heart, it was really sad to see he was in pain and didn't want to walk."
Stuart and colleague Michelle took a mould of Timujin's foot using kinetic sand and plaster of Paris.
Michelle said: "You can see in the picture he's smiling! Getting him to stand in a washing up bowl was not easy, but he was as good as gold. The most polite camel!"
Between April and August, the duo carried out three or four fittings to get the shoes right. After the final fitting, Timujin put them on and walked off.
Stuart said: "I'm overwhelmed really. When I first saw him, as an animal lover, it was quite upsetting. You could see the pain he was in - now he's strutting around like a 15-year-old camel rather than a 27-year-old one.
"He knows when his shoes are going on - he holds his leg up to put them on as he knows they help him.
"If we hadn't done the shoes, he would've been put down."
Mossy's Shoe Repairs on 86 New Canal has been open for one year, offering shoe, leather and watch repairs as well as key cutting and engravings.
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