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
Melton Mowbray North railway station Melton Mowbray North railway station Melton Mowbray North railway station was a railway station in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, United Kingdom on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was built of red brick but with lavish ornamentation in the classical style. There were two platforms connected by a subway. The station opened on 1 September 1879 with services to Nottingham (London Road). The routes to Grantham and Newark and south to Market Harborough opened on 15 December. Initially the main services were Northampton to Nottingham and Northampton to Newark, both via Melton, provided by