Pork pie aristocratic visitors carry lumps of pie with them on horseback". The main distinctive feature of a Melton pie is that it is made with a hand-formed crust. The uncured meat of a Melton pie is grey in colour when cooked; the meat is chopped, rather than minced. As the pies are baked free-standing, the sides bow outwards, rather than being vertical as with mould-baked pies. In light of the premium price of the Melton Mowbray pie, the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association applied for protection under European Protected designation of origin laws as a result of the increasing production of
St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Taken from handwritten list in the church on the organ console: St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray is a parish church in the Church of England located in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. By 2016, the church, described as "one of the finest parish churches in Leicestershire" had fallen into a poor state of repair and was deemed "unfit for purpose" leading to an appeal for £2m to restore it. St Mary's Church is the largest and "stateliest" parish church in Leicestershire, with visible remains dating mainly from the 13th-15th centuries.