Dishy in Denby Dale

This is no ordinary flower planter.....it's actually a monster pie dish situated outside the Pie Hall at Denby Dale.

Denby Dale is famous for its giant pies which have usually been made to celebrate major events in the nation’s history. The first Denby Dale Pie was made in 1788 and was said to celebrate the recovery of King George lll from a bout of ‘madness’. The second in 1815 celebrated the end of the war with France and the defeat of Napolean l; the third on August 19th 1846 celebrated the end of the Corn Laws. The next two pies occured in the same year, 1887. On August 27th a pie was baked to celebrate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Unfortunatley the pie, having stood for some days in hot weather, was quite inedible and had to be buried in a pit of quicklime. A second pie, known as the ‘ressurection pie’ was baked on 3rd September.

The next pie on 1st August 1896 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Repeal of the Corn Laws in 1928 on 26th August a pie was baked as a belated victory pie and to raise money for the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. On 5th September 1964 the eighth pie celebrated four Royal births and helped finance a new village hall (The Pie Hall); and on 3rd September 1988 a further pie celebrated the bi-centenary of the first. The last pie formed part of the Millenium celebrations in 2000.