Mr Pearce donated this pair of shoes which are etxremely large, the lef one is 14inches long and the right one is 13inches long with a build up of 51/2 inches they are so large it is difficult to photograph them in detail.
Mr Pearce was in the R.A.F in the 1960's and whilst serving was involved in an accident whilst dispatch riding.
He shattered the femur,fibula and tibula in his right leg so severely that amputation was suggested.
However at the hospital the team of surgeons whowere going to carry out the amputation found during surgery that although the bones were severly damaged the nerve and muscle tissue was still in good shape so after 14 hours of surgery the surgeons trimmed , screwed and pinned the bones back together this resulted in the 51/2 inch shortening
Mr pearce then spent many months in hospital having more surgery and physiotherapy to get the leg in working order.
He can now walk on it o.k but has an acute limp.

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