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Nativity. English Psalter, late 12th Cent
Nativity and Adoration. Book of Hours, French 1407
Nativity. English Illumination in 13th and 14th Cent
The Nativity
France Savoy Lanslevillard St. Sebastian Chapel Nativity in the Manger
The Nativity. Blessed Virgin and some saints. Thessalonika, 1st half 14th Cent
The Nativity. Mary asleep on a couch. Joseph on a chair. English, c. 1300
The Every-Day Book or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements Sports Pastimes Ceremonies Manners Customs and Events Volume I by William Hone 1826 Ancient Representation of the Nativity
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
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
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
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
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
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
Helsinki and personalities
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
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
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
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
Traffic lights control diners. Lunch hour crowds at Millbank restaurant eat to Stop and Go signals. 29 January 1935
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
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
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
