Catering Collection (#15)

NFS sub-station with external baking oven in yard, WW2
NFS cooks using a brick-built baking oven in the yard of a sub-station

Cooks in the kitchen at Bromley fire station, WW2
Cooks at work in the kitchen at the new Bromley NFS (National Fire Service) sub-station during the Second World War

AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz. Seen here are women of the AFS learning to prepare and cook meals for those on the Blitz front line

Auxiliary London firewomen under catering instruction
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz, and they needed refreshments

NFS mobile kitchen in use, WW2
These mobile kitchens, presented to the NFS (London Region No 5), were donated by the Canadian Red Cross

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle, WW2
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, this mobile kitchen unit is displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1

Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station
Blitz in London -- a field kitchen is set up to feed the London regular and AFS firefighters whose sub-station in Woolwich, SE London, was seriously damaged during an air raid

London Region (LFB) mobile canteen van
Home Office supplied mobile canteen van typical of those used throughout the London Region to provide tea and refreshments to firefighters at large incidents

Imperial Airways Poster, Reliability, Comfort. Showing details of the equipment of the most luxurious air liners in the world (Heracles Class), with pictograms of features on a yellow background. 1934

The General Strike, 1926: volunteers
Are we downhearted? The answer is Negative. A page from The Tatler, applauding the magnificent response which all classes of Society made to the Governments call for volunteers in the wake of

ATS - cooking for the Army, 1939
Female ATS workers inspecting a boiled roly poly pudding while learning how to cook for the troops in training. Date: 1939

Women at Army Cookery School, 1939
A merry moment during peeling onions with the new Army cooks at an Army cookery school in the south of England in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939

ATS - using a brick field oven in training, 1939
Female ATS workers in training, learning to cook using field equipment in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Cafe and Tea Rooms, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Walton Cafe and Tea Rooms at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, displaying a giant advertisement for Lyons Tea. A smart family of five children and five adults pose for their photo. circa 1900

Fish & Chip shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Behind the counter view of Blooms Fish & Chip shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1966

Catering staff at Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Two of the catering staff in the dining room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The are the head chef and a steward preparing the lunch menu. Date: late 1960s

Canteen, Marylebone Police Station, London
The police canteen at Marylebone Police Station, London, showing food, refreshments and remedies lined up on lace-edged shelves. (2 of 2) Date: 1920s

Army field kitchen at Aldershot, Hampshire
An army field kitchen with two soldiers at Aldershot, Hampshire. Camouflage netting can be seen above them, and there is an open tent behind. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1970s

Catering depot in Belgrade, Serbia, WW1
Men at a catering depot in Belgrade, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Restaurant on the RMS Aquitania
View of the Louis XVI Restaurant on the RMS Aquitania, a luxury Cunard Line cruise ship which launched in 1914. Date: early 20th century

Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoise
Scene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century

German prisoners of war, Casablanca, Morocco, WW1
German prisoners of war being served dinner at a French detention camp in Casablanca, Morocco, during the First World War. Date: 21 May 1916

Field kitchen and staff, France, WW1
A field kitchen and three staff in France during the First World War. This particular field kitchen catered for 200 men. Date: 1914-1918

German troops at Krusevac, Serbia, WW1
German troops with catering vehicles in front of a supply depot at Krusevac, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Kitchen with staff, Regent Palace Hotel, London W1
Aerial view of kitchen with numerous staff, at the Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, London W1. Date: circa 1910s

People in a cafe, sitting at tables and serving behind the counter. The lighting comes from bare, unshaded lightbulbs. circa 1940s

Centre Court, Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, London W1, a restaurant in art deco style. Date: circa 1930s

Restaurant, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London
View of the Restaurant of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: early 1920s

Corner of the Grill Room, Strand Palace Hotel, London
Corner of the Grill Room in the Strand Palace Hotel, London, with art deco style decor. Date: circa 1930s

Table d Hote Room, Langham Hotel, London W1
Table d Hote Room, Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London W1. Date: circa 1920s

Arnhem prisoners launch mobile food restaurant
Three ex-officers of the Parachute Regiment, captured at Arnhem, having sunk their savings into a new idea in catering conceived in a German POW camp

Simpsons in the Strand, with Mr H Shelton
A postcard advertising Simpsons in the Strand, the famous London restaurant, depicting Mr H Shelton who has signed the card. Date: circa 1900s

The Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Interior view of the Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co

Chief Cook of the Janissaries
Elchi Bashi or Chief Cook of the Janissaries. Military officer with cooking pots and implements as part of his uniform. 1803

Unicorn Restaurant, Festival of Britain site, London
View of the outdoor Unicorn Restaurant or Cafe, with its suspended umbrellas and angled flagpoles, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London

Eglinton Tournament 2
General view of the tilt- ground : no expense has been spared to re-create the ambiance of a medieval tournament, while catering for some 100, 000 spectators ! Date: 30 August 1839

Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
View inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served

Kitchens, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Staff and inmate helpers in the kitchens at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. Kitchen fittings include a large cooking range and two coppers

Convicts delivering meals to prison cells
Uniformed warders supervise convicts delivering food cans and bread to the cells at an unnamed London prison

Kitchens, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A 100-pound Christmas pudding on display in the kitchens at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Interior of kitchen, Strangeways Prison, Manchester
The interior of a prison kitchen, believed to be at Strangeways Prison, Manchester. The room is filled with assorted boilers, coppers, ovens and cooking hobs. Much of the cooking was done using steam

Salvation Army Food Depot interior, East London
Inside the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night

Salvation Army Food Depot kitchen, East London
Staff prepare food in the kitchen of the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night

Ark kitchen, Salvation Army, Southwark, London
The kitchen of The Ark, a Salvation Army night shelter for men, opened in 1891 on Southwark Street in south London. A large urn stands on the counter at the left

Church Army meal for applicants to a London workhouse
A number of elderly men and women awaiting admission to one of Londons workhouses are provided with a meal by the Church Army

Lewisham Hospital kitchens, south east London
Uniformed catering staff prepare meals in the kitchens of Lewisham Hospital in south east London. A cook at the right is making up plates of salad. Large metal boxes carry the names of hospital wards

Kitchen of a Common Lodging House
Residents eating and socialising in the kitchen of a common lodging house, location unknown. Such establishments provided cheap accommodation by the night for those of limited means

Little boy enjoying a Silver Jubilee tea in the street
A little boy enjoying a Silver Jubilee tea out in the street. He is wearing an enormous home-made hat with 25 YEARS written on it, and is tucking into his glass of jelly

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