![]() However, I was told by a chip shop owner much later that production later moved to South Wales (is that true?) and the quality of the pies dropped considerably, especially in the pie’s interior being dry! I heard later that pie production was moved to Warwick as larger premises were required. The confusion arose because my parents always said that it was the Plough at Hunningham(?!) that we went to for the pies – sorry, Fleur de Lys pub. I’ll be honest, I never knew about the pub as I was introduced to the pies when my parents took me, when ~ 10 yrs old, to the pub that made them. Wow! A website providing info on the best S&K and C&M ever produced. It features on many coats of arms, including that of the British Royal Family.ĭoes anyone remember eating a Fleur de Lys pie – do tell us about it if so? A fleur de lys is an ancient heraldic symbol of a lily flower with three petals (any gardener will tell you that lilies have five petals but this is presumably a bit of artistic licence). It can also mean an iris, which is botanically more correct as they do have three petals. Close by are two other Warwickshire attractions that feature on this website: an interesting statue by Sir Anthony Gormley and the charming lock-keeper’s cottage (now in the care of the Landmark Trust).įleur de Lys is an interesting pub name. However you can still enjoy a pie at the Fleur de Lys pub by the canal in Lowsonford. The pub supplied pies to chip shops all over the county Mr Brookes moved to Emscote Mill in Warwick and expanded the business nation-wide. Production was eventually taken over by Pukka Pies, a firm based in Leicestershire. The classic pie was chicken and mushroom or steak and kidney, originally baked here by Mr Brookes in the 1950s (or more probably his cook). The Fleur de Lys pub at Lowsonford is famous for its pies. ![]()
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