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Carts and boxes full of fruit and vegetables in Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market. A sign giving directions to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, is seen on the building
Fish porters, traders and barrow boys in Billingsgate Fish Market, Lower Thames Street, London with St Magnus the Martyr church in background. Late 1940s, early 1950s
Busy market porters carrying boxes on their heads at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market near to the entrance of St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, England. Late 1940s, early 1950s
Billingsgate Fish Market is already working at top pressure to deal with the terrific demand for Good Friday fish. The approach of the Easter festival means greatly increased work for Billinsgate
Fruit stall in the Rupert Street Market, Soho, London, England. undated
11 t of canned foods and soap, in the form of gift parcels from Australia, now stored at Avonmouth docks and will shortly be moved to Buckingham Palace
The Prince of Wales visits to Brighton HRH is to open an extension of the local branch of the Lord Roberts Memorial workshop. One-armed ex soldiers box making 29 January 1921
Market porters chatting amongst the fruit and vegetable boxes at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market near the entrance columns to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, England
A policeman walks his beat with the fish porters, traders and barrow boys in Billingsgate Fish Market, Lower Thames Street, London with St Magnus the Martyr church in background
A nun picks her way through the busy flower, fruit and vegetable market, past all the market traders and debris to the entrance of St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, England
Market traders unloading fruit and vegetables from lorrys, for the fruit and vegetable market at Covent Garden, London, England. Late 1940s, early 1950s
Looking down on a busy Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market full of stacked fruit and vegetable boxes with lorries unloading right by the entrance to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden
Women market traders at Londons Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market, stopping for lunch amongst the fruit and vegetable boxes. Late 1940s, early 1950s
A market porter transports a sack of vegetables on his head, while women market traders sit and have their lunch behind him at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market, Covent Garden
The flower harvest in the Scillies. At Tresco narcissi plants being carted from the forcing houses to which they return after three years in the earth. 1923
The flower harvest in the Scilly Islands. Loading the flowers into boats at Tresco. 1923
Unloading tea at Tilbury Docks from the SS Glenarra. 5 March 1924
The flower harvest in the Scillies. At Tresco loading baskets of princeps and golden spur ( daffodils ) on the flower wagon. 1923
Princess Marinas wedding trousseau leaves the fashion house of Molyneux in Paris to be sent to London. 20 November 1934
Women packing the forced rhubarb at Dartford, Kent. 13 February 1938
Women fruit packers packing apples at Bruce L Gibson and Sons, Welling, Kent. 1937
Admiring the display at the North Kent Agricultural Association fruit show. 1937
Cold storage plant. The sealing room. 1937
Workers busily demonstrating packing fruit at the Fruit Farm in Swanley, Kent. 1938
Fruit packing at Thomas Neame fruit farm, Faversham, Kent. 1935
Men checking the packed fruit at the Fruit Farm in Swanley, Kent. 1938
Unloading boxes from a truck which belongs to Besto the fruit packaging company from Kent. 1937
The 31, 000 ton liner Orcades, built for the Orient line by Vickers, Armstrong Ltd, and which is the largest merchant ship to be launched in any country since the end of the war successfully went
Bunches of carrots for sale in Swedish country store credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto
Chimney piece in pale interior with shaker style chritmas decorations and objects credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto
Two red telephone boxes of different vintages in London, UK credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto
Various bits of sewing kit, including threads, needles and scissors on wooden box. credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto