Tower Ballroom, BlackpoolThe magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress
Firefighters on a tea break after fire St Katherines DockLondon firefighters (with cork helmets) and Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters (with tin hats and AFS badges on their tunics)
Advert for Booths Gin, 1937, London Date: 1937
Advert for Grand Marnier liquer, 1938, ParisAdvert for Grand Marnier liquer, 1928, Paris Date: 1938
Black and White Milk BarA Black and White Milk Bar sporting a monochrome livery and purveying milkshakes and ice creams in various flavours including bootlegger and ovaltine
Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express TrainColchester Railway Station - G.E.R. Express Train Date: circa 1903
Barclays London Lager advertisement with tennisAdvertisement for Barclays London Lager, showing two refreshing looking glasses ready and waiting for some tennis players who can be seen on a grass court in the distance. Date: 1928
College Farm, Finchley, North London -- entrance to Express Dairy Co, Teas and Refreshments. Date: circa 1900s
Firefighters outside a canteen van, Battersea, LondonFirefighters in traditional brass helmets enjoying some refreshments outside a canteen van in Battersea Park, London, watched by a boy on roller skates. Date: 1937
Tea break for firefighters, London, WW2Tea break for a group of London firefighters, standing by an LCC canteen van. Date: 1940s
Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World War
Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, EssexThe Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach
Boating party, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA boating party off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They have gone out to view an old wreck (visible just behind them), and are having a break for refreshments
Cartoon, 19th century coach at an innCartoon showing a 19th century coach arriving at an inn for a Christmas meal. The plump woman getting out of the coach wonders whether there will be any plum pudding left for her
Three daytime outfits by Drecoll, Poiret and JennyThree women in the latest day wear. On the left, a black scoop neck dress with large red rose to the side, by Drecoll. In the middle, a white, red and black print dress and black coat
LFB firefighters taking a tea break during their attendance at a fire. Date: circa 1950s
Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890
Party of people picnicking at Henley RegattaA party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888
Backstage Covent GardenFashionable visitors in the salon at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1820
Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossingA futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing
Castle Street, Conway, with timbered houses and castleLarge notice on the corner of the main building advertises it as a Temperance House with refreshments in the Coffee Room Date: circa 1900
Soho, London - Street Scenes - Movie Poster for the Classic, Piccadilly, offering all-night shows - Tales of Terror, Theatre of Death and The Evil Eye. 1973
William Heath Robinson shows how a remarkable and most heroic attempt was made by the Italians to convoy fresh fish to their troops through a minefield in the Mediterranean escort by fighter
Bovril drinking film scene, In Which We Serve, WW2Bovril drinking film scene, In Which We Serve (directed by Noel Coward and David Lean, 1942), showing soldiers rescued from Dunkirk on the bridge of a destroyer with mugs of hot Bovril rather heavily
The coffee-stall presided over by an artist barman : Miss Elsa Lanchester and Mr John Armstrong at the Select Evenings club, 1924, a club and cabaret show in Bloomsbury, London
Bulford Camp - Miss Perks Soldiers Home, Wiltshire, England. Off-duty facilities such as this were supplied by religious organisations
Comic postcard, Woman and porter on station platform Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Middle aged couple at the seaside, not having any fun Date: 20th century
Family in a teashopA family enjoying tea in a teashop. Date: circa 1930s
Men outside a snack bar see something amusingCharacters outside a Central London snack bar have their attention caught by something amusing. Date: circa 1950s
Advertising signs on shops in Hartfield, East SussexAdvertising signs outside shops in Hartfield, East Sussex. Date: circa 1930s
Comic postcard, Stone Age Lyons Cafe Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple sitting on the beach. Mothers complexion blooms like a rose; fathers complexion has gone to his nose! Date: 20th century
Cake House, Hyde ParkIn the time of Queen Anne, it was known as the Cheesecake House, Cake House or Minced-pie House and later was called Prices Lodge (later it was Prices Lodge, run by a widow named Frances Price)
Silhouette, Refreshment Counter at London Terminal. late 19th century
Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station 1872Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station, with ten minutes to spare between trains. Date: 1872
Epping Cottage Tea Rooms, Epping, Essex. Date: circa 1905
Cartoons, Hail, Rain, Steam and Speed by an Old Stoker - Refreshment Rooms. A satire on JMW Turners painting of the same name. 1850
The Junior Turf Club - Hyde Park Corner coffee stall at 1amAll human life gathered at the famous Hyde Park Corner Coffee stall, where upper class revellers, smoke and dance the Charleston while men in uniform
Racegoers with cold lunch, Ascot racecourse, BerkshireRacegoers with their cold lunch, and a bookmaker marking up the odds for the next race, at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire. The ground is littered with unsuccessful betting slips. Date: 1922
New York railway engineers at Borden Camp, WW1A company of New York railway engineers at Borden Camp, Hampshire, during the First World War, boiling dixies for tea. 1914-1918
Refreshments for airmen, WW2Refreshments for airmen during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s
Refreshments in a London street after a night raid, WW2Refreshments in a London street after a night raid during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s
Refreshments for emergency workers, WW2Refreshments for emergency workers on the Home Front during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s
Refreshments for evacuees, WW2Refreshments for evacuees during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s
Sunny gaiety of Henley 1906Men and women watching the rowing race taking place on the River Thames. 1906
LCC-LFB canteen van at Lambeth LFB HQLocated at Lambeth fire station, the London Fire Brigade canteen van which attend major fires and incidents to provide the firefighters with light refreshments. Date: circa 1950s
Herbert Morrison, mobile kitchen donation, WW2The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, on 5 September 1941, visiting a mobile kitchen donated to the National Fire Service by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. A firewoman looks up at him and smiles
