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Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW LondonFour boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenKing Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor
Huggins Beer advertBottle of Huggins Light Dinner Ale Beer, advert 1908 Date: 1908
Louis Wain - A Christmas catastrophe : please, sir, the rat entree has escaped and eaten the turkey, cats eating and drinking Date: circa 1906
The Peasants Wedding, 1568. Bruegel, Pieter, The Elder (1525-1569). Oil on oakwood, 114 x 164 cm
Booths Dry Gin advertisement at Gargoyle clubAdvertisement for Booths Dry Gin showing George, the barman mixing some delicious cocktails. The Gargoyle Club on Meard Street was a regular haunt for many artists
Harrys New York bar in Paris. Patrons attempting to break the world record for drinking two litres of beer in seventeen seconds. C. 1947
Suze Alcoholic Drinks, including Vermouth, Gin, Fruit Liqueur, Cherry brandy and (centre) an Aperitif made from fermented Gentian. Date: circa 1930s
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, Fleet Street, London. Date: circa 1935
Fox Hunters toast a day on the hunt at their localA group of riders and their hounds toast a day at the hunt outside a local pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Seagers Gin AdvertA red-headed woman in a fetching pink party dress gets into the party spirit by mixing some cocktails with Seagers Gin
Landlord and Bar SignDue to the number of customers trying to pay for drinks by cheque, the landlords sign in this London pub makes it clear that draughts, not overdrafts, are available behind the bar
Singing Auld Lang SyneThe song of many happy people and sentimental drunks upon New Years Eve, Auld Lang Syne, a traditional air with words by Robert Burns
Sunday in Gin PalaceSunday afternoon in a London gin-palace
Group of three Welsh women in traditional costume Date: circa 1890s
Rejected by the Inventions Board IX - Heath RobinsonThe Pilsener Pump for tapping the enemys beer; another hilariously convoluted contraption to foil the enemy during World War I from William Heath Robinson
1920S Pair in BarA louche couple sip cocktails in a fashionable bar; he dons a blue suit, she wears a coat with a fur neck and cuffs, but precious little else
Dubonnet advertisementAdvertisement for Dubonnet with a red-haired lady grinning at a black cat. Date: c.1895
Advert for Cadburys cup chocolateHot Chololate instantly by simply shaking the soft flakes into a cup of boiling hot milk. 1930
The Toast by William Heath RobinsonA charming and detailed scene showing a large extended family, or possibly group of villagers drinking a toast around a large table groaning with delicious fruit pies, turkey, jelly, soup
Pilgrim Fathers First Christmas 1621A man fills a tankard of beer from a small keg, as various men sit or stand around drinking. Date: 1621
Gravestone in the Graveyard of Winchester CathedralGravestone of Thomas Thetcher, a Grenadier in the North Regiment of the Hampshire Militia who died of a violent fever contracted by drinking Small Beer when hot on 12th May 1764
Poster design, Anisetta Evangelisti, dessert liqueur. Depicting a monkey drinking from a bottle. Date: 1925
Landscape by Thomas GainsboroughAn extensive wooded landscape with peasants on a path, a horse at a ford, a cottage beyond, by Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-1788)
Old Reading Abbey WhiskyOld Reading Abbey, Scotch and Irish Whisky advert with monks drinking with their meal 1900s
Off Licence 1970SThe shop window of an Augustus Barnett off-licence. Date: late 1970s
Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail barA flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne
Munich Bierkeller C1905The Hofbrauhaus-Saal, Munchen
Free to Roam. Southbank, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, SussexThese images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions
Two Horses and a Dachshund familyTwo Horses peeking over the edge of their stable to see a Mother Dachshund and her brood of puppies Date: circa 1910s
His Masters Vice by George StuddyBonzo finds that consumption of his masters favourite drink has an unforeseen effect. A small puppy lies in a deliciously drunken stupour after helping himself to perhaps some gin or whiskey from a
Fair Exchange by George StuddyBonzo and the baby find fair exchange is no robbery. A rather alarming scene where the comic canine creation of George Studdy, Bonzo
Whisky DrinkingScottish Whisky drinkers : " Willie Brew d A Peck O Maut" - poem by Robert Burns
London Gin Palace 1820Tom and Jerry at a London Gin Shop, drinking Blue Ruin with a variety of fellow-customers
Three Women DrinkingThree happy women enjoy an alchoholic drink; one has a beer, one a glass of wine, and one spirits
Jesus at Cana MarriageInvited to a wedding at Cana, when they run out of wine Jesus cleverly turns water into wine which is even better than what they have been drinking up to now
Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallTeenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Soho, London - rear entrance of NCP, Peter Street W1Soho, London - two people relaxing outside the rear entrance of the NCP car park, Peter Street W1. 1973
Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop, Barcelona, 1913. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona
A glamorous female model with her trusty Goblin TeasmadeA stylish female model wakes up fresh-faced and ready now to face the day thanks to a few sips from a hearty brew prepared by her faithful bedside Goblin Teasmade. How Delicious! Date: 1960s
Attwells Memorial Fountain - Caversham Road, Reading, Berkshire. The drinking fountain is in memory of Frank Attwells, who was mayor of Reading in 1892 and died during his year of office
Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pubThe best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog
Silhouette of a man entering a country pub at the end of the day. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Stuffed Kittens LunchStuffed animals sit around a tiny table eating and drinking at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London, sadly sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Sober Amongst the Drunk" I m condemned to drinking nothing but Vichy Water..." ; the lament of a sober man in between two tipsy young women. Date: 1921
Tomando Mate - ArgentinaGaucho taking mate in Argentina. Tomando mate or " taking mate, " is a cultural practice, which refers literally to drinking a semi-bitter herbal infusion of crushed yerba mate leaves in
Mr and Mrs W. E. GladstoneColour illustration of William Ewart Gladstone, English Liberal statesman, (1809-98) together with his wife, Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900), nee Glynne, enjoying tea in the garden at their home