Beyond Newport: Caldicot & Henry Jones
Without Henry Jones, there would be no Victoria Sponge! Henry Jones (c.1812 – 12 July 1891) was a pioneering baker from Bristol who transformed baking with his 1845 invention of self-raising flour. He founded the family business Henry Jones (Bristol) Ltd, and his innovation promised fresher, more palatable alternatives to the rock-hard biscuits (hard tack) traditionally issued to British sailors. Though initially resistant, the Admiralty eventually adopted the new flour in 1855, thanks in part to support from Florence Nightingale […]
