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[MogsXX]

Does anyone remember Whittle's Pork Pies? The best in the North West....made to a secret recipe. Nothing in the Supermarkets in my neck of the woods can hold a candle to them alas. A couple of pints of "flat-rib" and a pork pie...heaven

[jinx]

Was this the butchers next to Bullocks bike shop on Liverpool rd, they had an abattoir at

back of the shop and everything was fresh that went into those luscious pies.

The lady who served in the shop poured the hot gravy over the pies as you bought them.

[Alan]

The Whittles I remember was half-way up Duke Street on the left hand side. And I do agree, the best pork pies I've ever tasted

[SWIMMER]

Loved those never tasted any other that came close I agree with Alan half way up Duke Street, mind you there were so many pie and cake shops there.

[Phyll]

Yummy, with lots of jelly/juice in them!!

[Handsome Johnny]

my auntie worked in the shop, she would always give me a "broken" pie when i wnt in to see her

[SWIMMER]

Lucky you hj

[brunty]

Alan, on 06 September 2010 - 08:00 PM, said:

The Whittles I remember was half-way up Duke Street on the left hand side. And I do agree, the best pork pies I've ever tasted

correct alan the building now is home to cothams tilers facing the old rifle pub.
they moved later to knowsley rd round the corner from the saints.

jinx, the pie shop in liverpool rd. was phythians the pork butchers.

[jinx]

Right Brunty so it was,their pies were scrumptious too as I remember. Where did they move to?

[Olliebeak]

I don't particularly remember Whittles, but Yates' Greer always did good pork pies. Do we still have any of their shops left?

The lady in Lingholme Road (around number 140) , who baked and sold pies/cakes from her own home, did delicious pork pies too - and she would pour the pork juices over the pies once cooled down.

[brunty]

jinx, on 11 September 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

Right Brunty so it was,their pies were scrumptious too as I remember. Where did they move to?

i dont think they moved anywhere i think they closed down and moved to the abattoir in foundry st in the late 50s.----------ollie i think their is a yates-greer in the market.

[Rubber Ducky]

brunty, on 11 September 2010 - 12:25 PM, said:

i dont think they moved anywhere i think they closed down and moved to the abattoir in foundry st in the late 50s.----------ollie i think their is a yates-greer in the market.

Sorry brunty, I was cut off in my prime then? very inconsidrate sending email's to the work's computer when I'm on it haha we have so called PORK PIES ( advertised as genune English pork pies) I bought from a shop in Kalamuda ( you know Skippy in the shop's near the bus station) well! I bought a big tall one ( Janice said Greedy Gut's) took it back to Rockingham lips were already tasting it salad's all done My son's said dad why are you going mad over a pie? cos it's an English pork pie THEN I cut into it and the pork you had to have a ruddy magify glass to find it!! Did you send those photo's to Lee200 and where can I find them? I had a sleep all the format's changed ( or is it me haha)

[john n]

MogsXX, on 06 September 2010 - 04:21 PM, said:

Does anyone remember Whittle's Pork Pies? The best in the North West....made to a secret recipe. Nothing in the Supermarkets in my neck of the woods can hold a candle to them alas. A couple of pints of "flat-rib" and a pork pie...heaven

Hi, John N here. I don't know about the StHelens Whittles pie shop but there was one in Eccleston st in Prescot.
My mum called it the Pork butchers (they only sold pork products) They made the same pies and filled them with hot juice from a large enamel jug.They also sold bacon,Ham, sausages,tripe and something we called slavvery ? or savory ducks.They looked like Brains Faggots and were delicious.Lovely memories of a bygone age.

[SWIMMER]

I agree the pork pies prepackage and frozen do not come close to whitles pork pies. It makes you wonder how many of the old fashioned butchers there are left.

[Olliebeak]

john n, on 21 December 2010 - 10:51 PM, said:

Hi, John N here. I don't know about the StHelens Whittles pie shop but there was one in Eccleston st in Prescot.
My mum called it the Pork butchers (they only sold pork products) They made the same pies and filled them with hot juice from a large enamel jug.They also sold bacon,Ham, sausages,tripe and something we called slavvery ? or savory ducks............

Hello John N - don't think I've said Hi before - welcome to the site.

That shop in Eccleston Street, Prescot was a 'Yates Greer' and they were a specialist Pork Butcher - don't know if it's still there though. You're oh-so-right, their pork pies were very mouth-watering.

They still have a shop in St.Helens Market, and very popular it is too . Their 'savoury ducks' were always delicious, but haven't had any in recent years.