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Theatre going: the audience, 1858An array of upper class characters find their seats before a theatre performance begins. A young man clutching a pair of opera glasses stares dolefully up at a box containing a young lady
Choosing Christmas dinner, ManchesterA woman choosing her Christmas dinner goose at one of many stands at the Central Market in Manchester. It was customary in many of the markets of the North of England for geese
European Gentlemans Kedmutgars or Table Servants bringing in dinner. (Plate 7 of 20) Date: 1813
English Family at table under a Punkah, or fan, kept in motion by a Khelassy (or Punkahwallah). (Plate 8 of 20). Date: 1813
Dolls DinnerTwo dolls enjoying dinner together. Date: circa 1900
Smiling woman preparing a wholesome feastA woman wearing a chequered apron and broad smile, leans over the stove and peels potatoes for the roast dinner she is preparing. 1937
Greyhound racing and dinner at White CityThe White City stadium restaurant where diners could eat in luxury while watching the greyhound racing on the track below. Date: 1931
Music Hall interior, Royal Surrey Gardens, 1856Dinner for 2, 000 guards, recently returned from the Crimean War, held at the concert hall at the Royal Surrey Gardens. Date: 1856
The Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1929Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1929 featuring a group of stylised and rather angular dinner party guests around a table. Date: 1929
Metropolitan Police B Division 5th Annual DinnerScene at the Metropolitan Police B Division 5th Annual Dinner, which took place at the " Windsor Castle" in London SW1
Medieval bores and boars: after the feastThree men at the end of a medieval feast: an abbot bores his neighbour, while his other guest tries not to fall asleep. A monk carries away a boars head on a platter out of the hall. Date: Medieval
Siemens Staff Dinner, 1910 Date: 11th March 1910
Hotel Cecil Grill RoomThe Grill Room at the Hotel Cecil : in 1924, dinner guests wear evening dress as a matter of course. Date: 1924
Social event, group photographA group of people pose for their photograph. Most of them are wearing evening dress, no doubt gathered together for a dinner, or a dance, or both! Date: 1946
China Tea ServiceThis delicate china tea service would grace any dinner table. Date: early 1930s
Australian troops at dinner, Fleurbaix, France, WW11st Australian Division troops at dinner in the open air at Fleurbaix, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1916
British troops in street market at Bailleul, France, WW1British troops buying geese in a street market at Bailleul, northern France, during the First World War, no doubt for their Christmas dinner. Date: December 1916
American troops at Lake Longemer, France, WW1American troops enjoying an open air dinner at a camp, Lake Longemer, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918
The Duchess of Leinster as the Queen of SilverPhotograph of Agness Rafelle, Duchess of Leinster dressed as the Queen of Silver in the Pageant of British Industries at the British Industries Dinner Ball at the Grosvenor House on 26 February 1935
The Guest who called the Foie Gras Potted Meat by H. MCartoon of a man who has made a social faux-pas at the dinner table. Date: 29th November 1929
Hotel Cecil RestaurantThe Restaurant at the Hotel Cecil : in 1924, dinner guests wear evening dress as a matter of course. Date: 1924
Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoiseScene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century
Sixties MealUrgh - whats that? A young husband strains to see what his experimental wife has conconcted for their evening meal! Date: 1960s
Around the PianoA stylish young couple get ready to sing a duet beside the piano, while a smart pianist tickles the ivories.. Date: 1930s
Gas Fire NibblesLadies in dinner dresses and stilettos share a nibble and a tipple beside the comforting glow of a Sugg Caprice gas room heater! Date: 1960s
SWAN LAKEWaiting for their dinner, these swans, on the ornamental lake at Southsea, Hampshire, England, are always hungry. Date: 1930s
Just EngagedJust engaged! A young woman admires her engagement ring, following her acceptance of a marriage proposal from her lover over a romantic candlelit dinner for two. Date: 1960s
Spotted Dinner WareSpots are smart! Spots are as popular on dinner services as on curtains. Lovely spotted glass and spotted table linen - a must for the modern hostess. Date: 1930s
Gipsy Encampment MealMother gets the fire ready to cook the food in huge pots at a gipsy encampment, while the menfolk mind the children on the caravan steps, England. Date: 1930s
German prisoners of war, Casablanca, Morocco, WW1German prisoners of war being served dinner at a French detention camp in Casablanca, Morocco, during the First World War. Date: 21 May 1916
Belgian soldiers eating dinner, northern France, WW1Belgian soldiers eating their dinner in the open air in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Three outfits by Lucien Lelong and Philippe et GastonThree fashionable ladies in the latest outfits. On the left, a brown cape with pink border design, fur collar and leather details, by Lucien Lelong
Mrs Bobbity cooking her dinner -- potato pie with a flaky crust, with bread and cheese, so there will be plenty of crumbs for the birds. Date: 1937
Proudest Moment by FougasseThe Proudest Moment of his Life by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird 1887-1965). A small man, profoundly embarrassed, sits at the head of a table at a company or club dinner in his honour as everyone
Sketch cover - Mrs Charles Sweeny as the Queen of LightMrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as the Queen of Light in the Pageant of Industries at the British Industries Dinner Ball
Horse and Hound BallHunt evening dress and evening gowns at the Horse and Hound Ball at Grosvenor House in London. Many Masters of Hounds were present. Date: 1951
Christmas party wear from Gooch sAdvertisement for Goochs of Knightsbridge featuring some Christmas party wear outfits for girls and boys, from a miniature dinner suit on the left, to a party frock of artificial taffeta. Date: 1930
Three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong1930s Women wearing Dinner frocks with short sleeves. An illustration of three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong (French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s). Date: 1932
The Colonel - Christmas Pudding by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by master of social satire, H. M. Bateman, entitled, The Colonel Who Found Nothing in his Christmas Pudding
Young lady in pink evening dress by JennyYoung lady wearing a pink and gold tubular evening dress with narrow straps and oversized fur scarf, by Jenny. 1924
Evening dresses by Drecoll, and Philippe and Gaston
Young lady in dinner dress by Paul PoiretYoung lady wearing dinner dress with narrow beaded straps, trimmed in gold metal and black crepe satin green, by Paul Poiret. 1924
An Elizabethan Banquet by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene showing an Elizabeth banquet with entertainers in costume playing music and dancing while servants bring in platters of elaborate pies and dressed roast meats
Royal family having lunchQueen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured sitting around the dinner table with their two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Date: 1969
Polish Scouts at the 1957 World Jamboree 1957
Jazz music while you dine, 1929A couple listen to jazz over a rather fraught dinner. The dog, cat and pet bird screech while the music blares out of the gramophone. Date: 1929
Louis Bleriot with Lord Northcliffe at the SavoyLouis Bleriot (1872 - 1936), French aviator, engineer and inventor and the first person to cross the Channel in an aircraft
Prince Philip & Clement Attlee at Press Association JubileePrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, attending a dinner at the Savoy Hotel on the Jubilee of the Foreign Press Association in 1948. 1948
