- 14November 14, 2025
Frumenty, Monster Cakes and the Christmas Pudding King - A Derbyshire Festive Miscellany
Darley Lane, Derby, DE1 3AXSpeaker: Mark Dawson
If you buy a Christmas pudding in any UK supermarket there is a very high chance it has been manufactured on an industrial estate in Heanor. Food historian Mark Dawson will relate how the Derbyshire firm of Matthew Walker came to dominate this market and tell us about some less well-known local seasonal traditions.
Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section