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The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman James Hellyer - {pictured right}) drawing his Points ration book at the City Hall, Cardiff
Young girls showing off one of six pairs of knickers that they made from an old night dress. April 1941
Children at The Everard Avenue School, Walton, Liverpool, helping to relieve the shortage of clerks by filling in the names and addresses on the new ration books. Picture taken 8th June 1942
The shape of things to come. *** Location unknown.*** Three ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) ladies take a look into the future
Petrol Rationing: Members of the public queuing to register for petrol coupons after the government announcement that fuel would be rationed from the 22nd September 1939
The ham sandwiches without which no railway refreshment room had seemed complete were one of the first casualties of rationing in World War Two
Fuel Shortages and Fuel Rationing Signs, Bearwood, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973. Supply Shortage. Sorry No Petrol
Children - Food - 1940s Young Boy standing outside a shop, with a loaf of bread and a toffy carrot instead of a toffy apple which are on ration
The beast with its jaws wide open is the Berlin Zoos hippopotmus taking his daily ration of stale black bread. During the Allied raids on Berlin, the Zoo was badly damaged and this animal
Theres a shortage of stockings, and a shortage of coupons among the women of Tyneside, but they have found a way of beating the Board of Trade by getting stockings coupon free
The points"rationing for canned foods started to-day. 1st December 1941The points" rationing for canned foods started to-day. 1st December 1941. Our picture shows a scene in a Birmingham store as the points coupon books came out for the first time
Petrol Rationing: Civil servants processing registration forms for petrol coupons after the government announcement that fuel would be rationed from the 22nd September 1939
By Christmas 1944 the food situation was deteriorating in Guernsey and Mr Ernest Stead, after reading cash and carry in British restaurants in England
Clothing coupon books issued to the public during the Second world War. May 1943
Queues for bread on VJ day in Derby. 15th August 1945
Before the Second World War started Britain imported about 55 million tons of food a year from other countries. After war was declared in September 1939
Queues in Hanover Street Post Office, Liverpool, for petrol coupons. 29th November 1973
Children collecting their coal ration from a coal merchant near Birmingham City centre. 14th February 1940
A village without water at Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire. Churns are placed outside each house and are filled with ten gallons of water twice a week from a water cart
Queuing for fish at the top of Union Street opposite the Town Hall in April 1943 Torquay
Eggs at a well stocked Bristol grocery store during the Second World War Circa 1940
War-Time Cookery to Save Fuel and Food Value The introduction explains, readers should: Cook meals as far as possible with one unit of heat, e.g
Voluntary workers at the Food Control Centre, Newcastle. 14th October 1939
Teachers in Jarrow join the war effort by helping the preparation of ration cards. October 1939
Applicants for new ration books and clothing cards at Bath Lane School, Newcastle, to-day. 18th May 1942
A busy scene at the Food Control Office, Newcastle as volunteer workers prepare food ration ration cards 14th October 1939
Two business men who usually travel to town by car share a tandem cycle after the introduction of petrol rationing on the 22nd September 1939
East London Small holders restocking sale. 18th February 1945 East London " back yard smallholders" at the street market in Bethnal Green, buying rabbits, chicks, hens
Tomatoes at Covent Garden 10th June 1942. Queue of retailers waiting for tomatoes at one of the 10 depots that are selling them
Lambeth Walk Market 6th March 1943 The women of Lambeth Walk market are to broadcast their experiences on the blitz. Our picture shows: Mrs A Sands rehearsing her script in between serving customers
A policeman check the identity papers of a young man, outside a butchers in London. As disappointed shoppers look on the butchers displays a no beef or mutton sign. March 1918
Fuel Rationing, customers limited to two gallons, Bearwood, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973
Littlewoods store in Russia. Shoppers are limited to two garments each to deter black marketeers. 15th January 1992
Boys visit a local sweet shop as the end of sweet rationing is enforced. 22nd April 1949. ***Ivor, to check date. Sweets came off rationing in February 1953 - not 1949 as the caption date suggests***
There is no shortage of meat in Eire. Our picture shows: The village stores in County Wexford with a great display of meat
Boys visit a local sweet shop as the end of sweet rationing is enforced, 22nd April 1949
World War Two - Second World War - Martin Davison of Bristol Street Motors garage serves up some of the D-Day 1ld and three farthings petrol during a special D-Day promotion offer/ 2nd June, 1994
The Newcastle Food Office, where staff were busy in December 1940 organising the issue of new ration books. 3rd December 1940
Post World War Two - Second World War - A crowd gathers at the biscuit counter of the Fenwicks store in Newcastle following the abolition of points rationing announced by Mr Webb, Food Minister
World War Two - Second World War - The picture shows a persons ration allowance for one week in 1941. 14th May, 1979
Post World War Two - Second World War - Ration Book - A cut to milk rations is illustrated in this picture. 19th October, 1946
World War Two - Second World War - Busy scenes at Newcastle Food Control Office, when many householders made applications to change their retailers of rationed foods. 21st January 1941
World War Two - Second World War - Nine ounces of bread was to be the new post war daily ration allowance after the 21st July, 1946
World War Two - Second World War - In 1939 the government distributed leaflets on how to make the most of fruit and vegetables by making preserves. 19/11/1974
Post World War Two - Second World War - A Clothing Book for 1945-46 for clothes rationing. 24/04/1985
Post World War Two - Second World War - City grocery assistant, Mr William Wanup, makes a celebration cut on the first day of derationing of butter, 14 years after rationing of it began
