The
grocer's shop was very important
in Victorian times. Before supermarkets and fast transport, most town
dwellers bought much of their food from grocers' shops or from the stalls
in the weekly markets.
The grocer's shop would look strange to people who are used to shopping
today. There was little sense of display, with sacks and barrels all around
the shop. Most things were not packaged but bought by weight.
If you wanted to buy flour or tea the grocer would scoop it out of a sack
on to the weighing scales until you had the quantity you wanted.
If
you look at old Victorian photographs you will very rarely see anyone
outdoors without a hat of some kind.
