To think this is an unreasonable request from new employer?

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Hi I got a new job and completed a trial shift last Friday,
I was offered the job on Saturday and today is my first proper shift.
I was asked for references I gave referee contact details and as I'm on friendly terms with my referees I told them I'd given their contact details etc I was then messaged back by each one with a summary and in one case screenshot of what each person said (which I didn't ask for) so I know my references were good (dunno if relevant).
Anyhow.
I'm halfway through my shift right now, and I've been asked to ask my old manager for photographs of the workplace.
It's a commercial kitchen, again, if relevant. And I've been gone for over a month, so I can't think what relevance my old workplace has specifically when I've accepted the job offer, references have checked out etc? Is this a reasonable demand and if it's not how do I broach this? I'm on break now but just sort of went Erm I've got to go do x y sorry be back later as I didn't know what to respond. Fwiw I've worked in the industry for almost 14 years throughout various jobs and have never been asked this

Old manager was one of my referees yes. I gave the details of my old manager and a head chef I worked under in the place of work before that (the manager I worked under no longer works there and I don't have enough of their details)

As an ex Hospitality professional and an ex hospitality recruiter I have never heard of that.

What position at you working in - you said you don't know if your references were relevant? Are they checking out you actually worked there?

Sorry, I have just seen your update.

So - is your old manager providing a reference through her professional email address or personal one.

I would suggest that she does it through her professional email address and that your new employers contact her via work phone number. They can then cross reference this character reference with a factual reference from the current manager of your old employee which states "seriel was employed by us from x date to y date".

Hope that helps

Don't mention data protection as it's irrelevant and you'll sound like an idiot. Like cafes not warming a baby bottle for health and safety.

It is strange though. Just say that your old boss hasn't sent one or doesn't want to.

Just say you don't work there so have no way of obtaining a photo

Are you sure they don't mean the outside of the building?
Clutching at straws but I can't honk if a legitimate reason why they would need to see inside

Or you could just get a photo of any old kitchen from google images

I can't think
I can't honk either

Sorry I meant didn't know if they were relevant to the post, they're very relevant to the job I've worked in various kitchen roles and am going for another chef role now.
It was a work email address I gave and the same email my manager was contacted on and the managers details can be verified from the business page.

By my manager I mean ex manager sorry for confusion

Definitely sounds odd to me ... I'd just say something like "I have spoken to about your request for pictures but they are unable to consider providing them until they know what they need to provide photos of, why I need them and what purpose they are going to be used for. How would you like me to answer those questions? "