Summary
FOOD hoarding amid the deprivation of the Great War, particularly in the upper classes, was not just unpatriotic, it was out lawed under the Defence of the Realm Act.
The ageing ledger in Newcastle's Archives details how private detectives were even employed by the local food control committee to spy on those suspected of storing up food off the ration.See the full content of this document
Extract
Hoard a Recipe for Anger
A police raid on the Hodge's Gosforth h...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
