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A chef at work in a London kitchen. 1947
Chef Andrew Schillar gives a dog a bone from the side entrance of his kitchen. undated
A woman barmaid pulls a pint of beer for male customers in a London pub, England. 1950s
L Papa and Sons ice cream vendor in Gravesend, Kent. 1939
Stravinskys secretary now runs cocktail bar with London dancer as hostess. Gilbert Ramognie, former secretary of Serge Stravinsky, the French Swindler
Advertisement for Lipton Tea 1896
The Old George at 379 Bethnal Green, London, England. A large crowd and a great number of beer barrels line the street with brewery workers holding tankards. 1885
Glamour in the cellar as barmaid Lois taps another barrel of beer. 19 October 1963
La Bouillabaisse restaurant in Soho London, England. 1945
Cat in dumbwaiter at public house in Bellingham, London. 1939
The Old Oak Tree restaurant in Cobham, Surrey, England. c. 1910
10000 barrels of rum in store at West India Docks, London, England undated
A. H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by juniorA.H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by junior chef Lloyd Payne to demonstrate the operation of the huge open fireplaces of 1825 in the kitchens at the Royal
Jean Boutheney, a French chef born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, chops a large pumpkin in preparation for the pumpkin pies he is going to make for Thanksgiving Day celebrations at the English Speaking
The Kentish Horse pub in Markbeech, Kent, England 1970 s
A man with a small cart outside public house at Eversley 1906
Helsinki and personalities. Hon
The Cock Pit tea shop in Eton
A cook shop owned by Mr Bayliss in Drury Lane, London, England. It was a place where discharged convicts could stay on their release from prison
Georges Bar Shell Fish Fresh Daily A queue of people wait to be served but a woman who has just received her order doesn t seem too impressed with the taste. 1950s
Demonstration at a canning factory. 1935
Waiters finish off with tea or coffee as they collect orders during the lunch rush. undated
Gathering fruit for the wine harvest in Spain in province of Navarra
A course has been set up by The Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board to train waiters. Here supervisor Brian Saword lectures to the class of trainee waiters on the different types of glasses
Visitors to a cafe at Carlsbad
War - but life goes on. Despite the changing fortunes of war, Burgos, seat of the Spanish rebels Provisional Government, is a gay city
Traffic lights control diners. Lunch hour crowds at Millbank restaurant eat to Stop and Go signals. 29 January 1935
Pub sign for The Merry Maidens at Shinfield, Reading, England 1960s
The Old Contemptibles childrens party. Serving the children their party food. 17 January 1936
Moments of stress in the kitchen before the start of a state banquet, Mansion House, London, England June 1954
Waiter who strikes a different note, successful composer of music in his spare time. Richard Dabson, who works as a waiter in a Piccadilly Circus restaurant by day
Woodman Pub 1933
The Jacksing Chinese Restaurant at 124 Wardour Street, Soho, London, England. undated
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
Unemployed women learn to be canteen cooks in London. As it is expected that there will soon be a considerable demand for cooks in institutions and canteens
The Tea Centre off the Haymarket, London 1951
Cooking dinners at the communal ovens in the East End of London. 1933
Not a merry christmas for the Hyde Park sheep. Sheep which have been contentedly grazing in Hyde Park are leaving their urban pasture to provide christmas fare for an Essex butcher
Office girls take their lunch break al fresco in a continental style table and umbrella on the pavement outside a public house in Milk Street, London. 12 June 1962
Helsinki and personalities
The Anglo-Bavarian Brewery in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. c. 1900The Anglo-Bavarian Brewery in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. c.1900
Teaching young women cooking in a kitchen 1950s
The Cosy Corner pub, a favourite with fruit market porters in Glasgow, Scotland. Male customers drink beer and play dominoes. 1949
Canned Beer Will Take Less Space in Derby Day Hampers - Plan to Oust Bottles. Canned beer is to make its appearance in Derby Day hampers
Woman seeks bacon slicer championships at grocers exhibition. Britains champion bacon slicer will emerge from the bacon sliceing competition at the Grocers exhibition, Royal Agricultural Hall
A barmaid cleaning a beer tankard in the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948
Cliff Hotel, Cheddar, Somerset, England undated
John Barclay, the owner of this tea stall, is giving it away for free to anyone who wants it as it cost him nothing. An old taxi shelter
12 September 1904 W. Highfields Dining and Supper Room offered a cut from the joint for 6d, stewed eels, jellied eels and tripe and onions
The Leicester barn at Kenilworth Castle which dates from the fifteenth century has been converted into a refreshment room for visitors. 23 September 1931
Young people enjoy the shandy gaff and mild an bitter served by a pub in Southend on Whitsun holiday. 15 May 1948
Womens champion runs city cafe devoted chess. Sitting tense in a silence broken only by the rattler coffee cups, chess friends have found a haven in a City of London cafe
Knapsack tea at the cricket at Lords, London, EnglandKnapsack tea at the cricket at Lord s, London, England. As a spectator losing your seat for a cup of tea is a poor prospect but Bartletts in close co-operation with the tea bureau of London have
The Hong Kong Restaurant at 58-60 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London, England. undated
Tea blending competition at grocers exhibition. The tea blending opens to masters, managers and assistance for The Grocer Challenge Cup is in progress at the Grocers Exhibition
Sharing the bill A man shouldn t, in these enlightened days, be embarassed when his girl slips him her share of the evenings bill. 13 May 1950
Thomas Hardys nephew refuses literary career to be a chef. Novelist widow leaves him £2000Thomas Hardys nephew refuses literary career to be a chef. Novelist widow leaves him £ 2000. Refusing to follow in the footsteps of his famous uncle, Thomas Henry Soundy
Where hospitable custom of eight centuries survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers. Survival of the old monasteries where wayfarers were given food and shelter for the night
Cooking Dinners. 1933
A waiter serves two ladies at lunch in Le P tit Monmartre, Marylebone Lane, London, England 9 August 1958
Tea break at the Eltham Boys Boxing Club. 1936
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
A motorist looking at the sign at the entrance to the town of Eger, the Sudetenland Storm Centre, Czechoslovakia. The Czech name of the town - Chob - has been painted out
Britains first railway station snack bar opened at Paddington. The first lunch and quick snack bar for passengers at a British railway station has been opened on number 1 platform at Paddington
Viennese bakers begin work in London. 5, 000 rolls a day for exhibition. Four Viennese bakers are producing 5, 000 rolls and loaves everyday at the National Austrian exhibition
Where hospitable custom of a century survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers. Survival of the old monasteries where wayfarers were given food and shelter for the night
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
Bees and honey at show at Crystal Palace. The National show of bees and honey is in progress at the Crystal Palace, London. Photo shows a bee keeper smoking bees out of a hive. 1934
Patients receive a Christmas treat, a glass of beer, at the Livingstone Hospital in Dartford. 1937
Sir CHarles Burdett and Baroness Poppy Rednig Von Trebnitz run restaurant in the city. Sir Charles Burdett, with Baroness Poppy Hedwig von Trebnitz, and Miss Grace Corwell