Mary Dickinson (1768-1841) is considered the creator of the hand raised Melton Mowbray Pork Pie.
In the 1790s the Dickinson family was already well known as Pork Pie makers and Stilton cheese merchants.
Mary's grandson John started a pork pie business and in 1851 rented the shop in Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray. An apprentice, Joseph Morris, was taken on in 1886 and became like a son to John Dickinson. In 1901 the partnership between John Dickinson and Joseph Morris was cemented and the business became Dickinson & Morris.
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- Dickinson & Morris says ... dickinsonmorris: RT @MMporkpieman: Tasting @dickinsonmorris pork pies with Nigel Bardon at Great Taste in Olympia
11:59 AM May 19 - Dickinson & Morris says ... dickinsonmorris: Confirmation of the route through Melton Mowbray - passing right outside our shop! http://t.co/Cu3dV6iK
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