bristols famous clarks pies?

Was training in Bristol this week, and seen bristols famous Clarks pie shop! Thieving gits lol!

had a clarks pie van at AG for a few years now. bloody lovely.

Clarke are the most dysfunctional family in pie making.

They split up and sell pies under the Clarks name in Cardiff AND Bristol. Now within Cardiff they have split again with both claiming the original name.

I think the current situation is that the ORIGINAL pie can now only be bought in the Grangetown shop.

I don't think there's any original family association between the two, I may be wrong though.

Clarke are the most dysfunctional family in pie making.

They split up and sell pies under the Clarks name in Cardiff AND Bristol. Now within Cardiff they have split again with both claiming the original name.

I think the current situation is that the ORIGINAL pie can now only be bought in the Grangetown shop.

You've answered that for me then.

I have a girlfriend who lives in Bristol and according to her old grandma Clarke was from Bristol and that is where the first pie was made. She then married someone from Cardiff and production was moved there, although we now have Clarkes and Victoria Park pies due to the split mentioned above.

Just to add to the confusion there is a story that the first ever Clarkes outlet was in Newport!!!!!

From the Ckarks Original website (grangetown)- History of Clark's PiesClark’s Pies were first made in Cardiff in 1913 by the founder Janet Maud (Mary) Clark in her shop at 93 Donald Street, Roath. The pie making did take a temporary break during the First World War, but soon recommenced in the early 1920’s.The people of Cardiff were enjoying the pies so much that a larger production base was required, and in 1928 a shop was opened at 110 Paget Street, Grangetown, Cardiff.Over the years, Mrs Clark had seven children, who all followed her in her Clark’s Pie footsteps. Several of the children ended up flying from the nest and starting up their own Clark’s Pie bakeries in Bristol, Swindon, Reading, Newport, Gloucester and even in Cardiff.Over time many of the businesses have now closed, but Clark’s Pies are still going strong in Cardiff, based at the last remaining Clark’s Original Pies bakery at 23 Bromsgrove Street, Grangetown. The shop was opened by Dennis Dutch, grandson of Mrs Clark, in 1955. Prior to opening his business Dennis had worked for his parents, Arthur and Winifred Dutch at their Clark’s Pie shop on Cowbridge Road West, Canton. It was Arthur Dutch who had the ingenuity of registering the “CLARPIE” trademark in 1934 and this trademark is still stamped into the bottom of every Clark's Original Pie.Now in the 2000’s the Clark’s Pies Cardiff bakery and shop is still located at Bromsgrove Street, Grangetown and is run by Dennis’ two daughters Amanda and Beverley. Dennis, now in his eighties still even plays a part in the business.

I won two limited edition Bluebird Clarks pies at the weekend. I had forgotten all about them, so thank you for this thread reminding me I need to go and pick them up!