Beating the gas strike. - J Lyons and Company's London engineers have been working through the night on emergency cooking arrangements to combat the gas shortage caused by the unofficial strike of 2000 maintenance engineers of the Gas Light and Coke Company. Every available method of heating is being used, including oil stoves, field kitchens and open fires. The normal amount of bread, cakes and food was cooked today (Monday) but in some cases Lyons may be obliged to serve meals of the wartime 'blitz' variety. - Photo shows, cooking on an open fire in a Lyons Cafe in the City of London, today,

Beating the gas strike. - J Lyons and Company's London engineers have been working through the night on emergency cooking arrangements to combat the gas shortage caused by the unofficial strike of 2000 maintenance engineers of the Gas Light and Coke Company. Every available method of heating is being used, including oil stoves, field kitchens and open fires. The normal amount of bread, cakes and food was cooked today (Monday) but in some cases Lyons may be obliged to serve meals of the wartime 'blitz' variety. - Photo shows, cooking on an open fire in a Lyons Cafe in the City of London, today, Stock Photo
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3874 x 5182 px | 32.8 x 43.9 cm | 12.9 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi

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12 August 1946

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Beating the gas strike. - J Lyons and Company's London engineers have been working through the night on emergency cooking arrangements to combat the gas shortage caused by the unofficial strike of 2000 maintenance engineers of the Gas Light and Coke Company. Every available method of heating is being used, including oil stoves, field kitchens and open fires. The normal amount of bread, cakes and food was cooked today (Monday) but in some cases Lyons may be obliged to serve meals of the wartime 'blitz' variety. - Photo shows, cooking on an open fire in a Lyons Cafe in the City of London, today, Monday. - 12 August 1946