Omg! Your Maws Pies memories! What you had to say on the lush pies, peas and gravy

We recently featured the story of Linda Brown, nee Anderson, who told us that her dad Frank used to make the famous pies.

We heard how the pies were so popular that there were queues out the door and when we asked for your memories of those great days, the story reached more than 110,000 people.

More than 200 of you shared your memories and here is a selection of them.

Chris Sumby: Nothing better than coming in from school and seeing my mam had brought some pies in for tea. The steak inside them was chunky and loads of it.

Nita Tennant: Wish they would open up again,the mince pie AND the steak pies were the best,but the peas n gravy OMG!!!out of this world,I always got the big bags!!!

Helen Robinson: I remember being in Maws pie shop with my mam. We were in a long queue when an assistant came from behind the counter to update the queue as to what quantity of pies etc was left so people wouldn't wait if there wasn't enough.

Darren Dobson: Bring back Maws. Never had pies as good since they closed.

Lee Lancaster: My mam used to get them from the Maws pies delivery van in the 60s. They were lovely with the bags of peas and gravy.

Julie Gibson Pascoe: I remember buying Maws pies and the mushy peas and gravy going in a plastic bag knotted on top. Pies were delicious and I could just eat one right now.

Kenneth Seán Allan: Best pies ever. Bag of mushy peas to go with it. Yet to find anywhere that was that good.

Christine Taylor Laverick: Had to stand in a queue in Maws just off Hylton Road on Saturday mornings for pies and bag of peas and gravy x.

Caroline Leigh: We lived in Grindon and would walk the three miles to South Hylton and back with the pies and mushy peas in a bag.

Pam Stewart: If I had a Maws pie shop I would never be out. They were lovely cant beat them .

Mark Potts: Pallion Cross, two small steak and kidney with a bag of mushy peas, immense. Enough said.

Angela Mullen: Even the folks from Shields loved these pies. Mam and dad expected theirs with mushy peas in a bag, nothing else would do.I lived in Gilsland Street and can remember a small shop in the next street.

Carol Robertson: Van used to come round Gilley Law shouting Mars Pies & Pea. The peas were in a plastic bag, good old days.

Paula Crosby-Johnson: Use to love them and peas and gravy in a plastic bag once a week we use to get them Southwick Road x.

Joanne Lackenby Moore: I remember the van next to the Eagle pub in Pennywell, loved the bag of peas.

We would love more of your Maws memories.

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