Angel Place in the early 1950s, this lady is heading into town, shopping basket in hand
You might chat to the shopkeeper or one of your neighbours, while an assistant gathered the items on your list on your behalf, weighing out a pound of this and a quarter of that, and wrapping them all up in paper bags and newspaper, before placing them in your basket to carry home.
It’s easy to forget that supermarkets haven’t always been a fixture of our towns and cities.
Although the first self-service shops arrived in the UK during the late 1940s, it took a while for them to gain in popularity.