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Description: | The kitchen in this photo contrasts with the later bright and modern kitchens of the 1930s and 40s. It was taken in 1924 and shows the canteen kitchen at Acton Works. This was the main London Transport (L.T.) centre for bus maintenance and manufacture.
The pipes running up to the ceiling are gas pipes, fitted to the large stoves on which pots can be seen. It would have been extremely hot to work in this kitchen.
The workers are mainly women; canteens were the principal area of employment for women within L.T. at that time. The man to the right of the shot wearing a white overall and bow tie is probably the kitchen manager. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Work | Temporal: | Nov 1924 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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