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A waiter serves two ladies at lunch in Le P tit Monmartre, Marylebone Lane, London, England 9 August 1958
A woman milks a cow into a bottle for a drink at an early milk bar which was also a sweet stall and served aerated waters. photograph by Harold Bastin c.1890
In the kitchen of the restaurant car, the chef M. Roche consults the Maitre d Hotel about breakfast. undated
A girl peeling apples in a kitchen. c. 1908
Customs workers at a bonded warehouse in London, England. undated
Man with a pint of beer at the Blue Anchor in Helston, Cornwall, England. 11 April 1956
The canteen at the Austin Motor Works where workers queue up to be served. Longbridge, Birmingham, England 1947
Miss F. Newitt, landlady of the Crown pub in Chipstead, England. 11 December 1948
Stefan, the wine waiter at the de l Elysee in Percy Street, Soho, London, England 18 October 1945 Elysee Restaurant 13 Percy Street Fitzrovia London, W1T 1DP
Man looking through the wines and spirits in the off licence department of the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948
Michael Bushell, the youngest competitor at age 15, is splashed with champagne by second place Guido Adorne, after winning the Soho Fair waiters race from Soho Square to Greek Street whilst carrying
A woman customer pulls her own pint of beer at The Elephant and Castle, London, England. June 1959
Brewery workers with a brewers dray take a break from work for a portrait at the Thames Bank Distillery in Grosvenor Road, Millbank, London, England. c.1870
Brewery workers take a break from work for a portrait at the Thames Bank Distillery in Grosvenor Road, Millbank, London, England. c.1870
Pierre Gironde after success in Paris wins the London waiters race through the streets of Chiswick ending in the Polytechnic Stadium whilst carrying a tray of champagne
Queen Mary Chef Mr J. Pearce, assisted by second chef, Mr George Thomas (left) goes over a pre-austerity menu as new and reconditioned British liners re-establish their place in the North Atlantic
The chipped potatoes, or chips, is one of Britains great favourites and are sent down from the vegetable kitchen raw to be fried on the various restaurant floors immediately before serving. undated
The Tea Centre off the Haymarket, London 1951
A lemonade stall offering refreshments to vistors of a park. England. c.1895 Photograph by Paul Martin (d.1944)
Men of Harlech taste the wine and wash away the taste with a pint of beer. Gwynedd, North Wales. June 1964
A waitress serves a booth at Flanagans restaurant near the Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington, London, England. May 1966
Male customers take advantage of the new gaming and betting act which makes it legal to play cards, draughts and dominoes for a small stake of money
Alice and Grace at the Edinburgh Cafe Royal which is famous for its seafood. 20 August 1949
Coffee Luncheons Teas Elevenses at a tea room in Wokingham August 1942
The Forest Tea Lodge in Longhope, Gloucester c. 1920The Forest Tea Lodge in Longhope, Gloucester c.1920
(damaged caption) A new cafeteria - or help yourself restaurant. A new concept brought in from the Untied States when the consumer can put what they would like on a plate
A grocer selling a variety of exotic fruit and legumes with a window sign in multiple languages, Soho, London, England. undated
A wine waiter fixes his bow tie. undated
A man wants to impress his lady friend but two waiters produce the bill to the couple after dinner and the male diner was only intending to tip one. What does he do? 21 February 1948
Mrs. Temperley prepares a pie in the kitchen of the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948
Joe, the landlord, brings up bottles of beer from the cellar to sell at the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948
Greek cooking at the White Tower restaurant in London comes from Italian chef, Dionisio Camillo 5 September 1956
Waiters collect orders in the kitchen for the first course of a state banquet, Avocado Pears and Shrimps. Mansion House, London, England June 1954
Lamouille, assistant chef of the Ritz Hotel for ten years reads out the orders of the day to kitchen staff as they prepare for another day of culinary excellence. 7 October 1950
Irene Heckman, a waitress at the Lyons Trocadero, lays extra table settings on the instructions of banqueting superintendent Maggi. 1949
A hot summers day revelas al fresco dining in West End London, England. 15 May 1947
Fruit stall in the Rupert Street Market, Soho, London, England. undated
Olga Noble-Matthews drinks from a Spanish porron as she gathers some facts to add to her pocket directories which are published in 96 pages with 200 headings
Workers bottle washing in a brewery London, England. undated
Italian Produce Company at 37 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England. undated
Deep below the kitchens the endless conveyors bring endless quantities of dirty dishes for the pearl divers, as the dishwashers are called, to wash up. undated
A waiter rushes through the kitchen door with a tray of food during the rush for orders at lunch. undated
The One Two Three LCC civic restaurant in High Holborn, London, England. Humphrey Duffield-Harding the newly appointed London County Council Catering officer has the task of seeing that 210
An Indian Restaurant in Soho, London, England. 31 May 1947
Charlie the Swan, a regular visitor to The Rising Sun in Shoreham, Kent. After a fox killed his parents Charlie was looked after and fed by hand by local villagers
Man pours ground ginger in his pint of beer. As practised by stevedores and dockers during cold weather, ground ginger is found in many riverside inns near wharves
The landlord pours a beer at The Royal Oak Inn, High Hurstwood near Uckfield, Sussex, England. December 1947
Farm workers relax after a days work with a beer and a chat at a country pub. The Royal Oak Inn, High Hurstwood near Uckfield, Sussex, England. December 1947
