MPX5158056: Railway enthusiasts crowd the platform at Leamington station to witness the passsing of the last steam-hauled passenger train in the area - the Birkenhead Flyer headed by No. 4079 Pendennis Castle, resplendent in its original Great Western Railway livery. 6th March 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158062: Mark Howard demonstrates his skateboarding skill to an appreciative audience at West Denton on 4th January 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158067: Alveston House in Alveston village near Stratford. It was sold in 1810 for ï¾£39,500 which ended a family connection with peaceful Alveston which had lasted since 16th century days. It has been described by a very great expert as "a singularly perfect example of the Wren type of country house." Beautiful brickwork with dark blue headers and neat angle-dressings of stone, surrounds tall sash windows whose thin, elegant glazing bars replace sturdier ones or possibly mulions and transforms. There are the expected dormers in the high-pitched roof which displays the typical white - painted modillion cornice. The original entrance-front has gently-protecting wings: its central doorway retains a bracketed porch, but has been superseded by a columned, classic affair of mid-18th century date, elsewhere. The drive ends in a carriage-sweep before the "new" door from which one gazes down a lovely lime avenue supposed to be haunted and at the far end of which is all that remains of Alveston's old Norman church. It is believed to have been built by Thomas Peers, who married Elizabeth Newsham, of Chadshunt, Warwickshire. Inside the house, a simple, good Georgian staircase has taken the place of the sort that would have been commissioned by Thomas Peers. The views from the different rooms are charming, with lawn and River Avon, clipped yew hedges and stately trees near at hand, and further away the tower of Hampton Lucy Church, the Welcombe munument on its hill, and Sir Richard Hamilton's woods at Walton. 27th March 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158073: Two history students unearthed the skeleton of a 14th Century man at the ruins of the Norman Abbey of Newminster, Morpeth on 16th August 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158081: Schoolboys will soon be getting to know George, the skeleton, in biology lessons, but teacher may not allow him to smoke when working with a microscope. He was on show at an exhibition on 3rd January 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158085: Lifeboat men with the new lifeboat at Runswick. 22nd May 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158094: The inshore lifeboat at Staithes was dedicated at the weekend. The chairman of the Staithes and Runswick RNLI branch, Colonel Tony Phillips said there was a "'tinge' of sadness" about the ceremony. He was refering to the Runswick station which closes on 30th June. The new boat, a 21ft Atlantic type is capable of 33 knots and carries a crew of three. 20th June 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158106: Boys arriving at Barrs Hill School in Coventry for the first time since it changed from an all girls grammar to a mixed school. 28th August 1975 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157772: Rupert Lycett Green seen here modelling the latest menswear at Blades, Tailors in Savile Row, LondonRupert Lycett Green seen here modelling the latest menswear at Blades, Tailors in Savile Row, London 17th April 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157775: The Miss England 1978, featuring Patricia Morgan (front row 10th from left) line up takes place at The Lyceum Ballroom, 4th April 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157786: Keith Moon, drummer of British rock group The Who, pictured with his wife Kim. 24th March 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157724: President John F Kennedy on a visit to England July 1963 walks through a crowd of well wishers surrounded by police, bodyguards and the press and media, 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157750: A Polaris A-3 missile ignites its main rocket motor after being launched from the USS Tecumseh at the Atlantic Missile Range. The A3 version of the missile carried up to three nuclear warheads. The Polaris was the first SLBM (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile) deployed by the U.S. Navy. Their inherent immunity to pre-emptive strikes made the SLBMs one of the most important assets of the U.S. nuclear armed forces, c. August 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157754: Keith Moon, 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157756: Keith Moon, 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157766: A picture from a series of humurous novelty images taken by Sunday People photographer Dennis Hutchinson. A street trader sells umbrellas in a downpour of rain. He used a newspaper instead of an umbrella for himself, c. 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157767: Rupert Lycett Green seen here with his vintage Cadillac. 15th February 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157781: Pete Townshend of British rock group The Who, pictured as he gives a press conference about drugs at Wardour Street, London. 15th September 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157791: Mr and Mrs Malcolm Wright of South Woodford, London, victims in the Darlwyne pleasure cruiser which went missing along the Cornish coast with 31 people on board. The 45 foot long boat sailed from Mylor near Falmouth and was last seen of Fowey heading home. August 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157796: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise currently playing at Great Yarmouth, interviewed by Cliff Davis at 66 Second Avenue, Caister on Sea, Norfolk. 7th September 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157798: Suggs from the group Madness at the Birmingham Odeon. 30th October 1985 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157799: Suggs from the group Madness at the Birmingham Odeon. 30th October 1985 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157801: Suggs from the group Madness at the Birmingham Odeon. 30th October 1985 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157811: Boxer Willie Stack attends Leamington ABA training. 10th November 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5157815: Roger Daltrey and Kenney Jones of the Who rock group visit Chiswick Family Rescue Home run by Erin Pizzey for battered wives and children, 16th December 1980 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158459: Singer Dusty Springfield pictured a t a photocall at the Savoy Hotel in London, to launch her first album in four years. She is making her comeback after a five year break in California, 2nd February 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158473: Perrin Lewis, wife of singer Vince Holden, pictured with their son Ty Holden. 16th February 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158476: Vince Taylor, Roll & Roll Singer, and wife Perrin Lewis, 3rd January 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158483: Father Christmas arrived in Middlesbrough ready to take up his post in the Grotto at Binns store in the town centre. He marched along Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, to the store and was accompanied by two youngsters from the juvenile jazz band. Lisa (left) and Marie are pictured with Santa before setting off on a parade down Linthorpe Road. 23rd October 1982 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158494: Screaming Lord Sutch, performs with Vince Taylor, Rock & Roll Singer, at the 2 I's Coffee Bar, Soho, London, 24th September 1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158495: Vince Taylor, Roll & Roll Singer, and wife Perrin Lewis, 3rd January 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158501: Karl Wallenda, Tightrope Walker, crosses 100ft above the ground, near Tower Bridge, London, Monday 22nd November 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158502: A young girl meeting Father Christmas in the grotto at Debenham's, Teesside, 10th Dec 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158505: Frankie Burns, Tyneside Comedian, 16th March 1983, pictured with St Edmund crewmen left to right, Norman Leyland, Mike Rice, Frankie, Harry Keeble and Doug Fitzgerald., 1983 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158514: Tourists in Piccadilly, London, 10th August 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5158523: Barbra Streisand American actress and singer, March 1966 photographed in the Savoy Hotel in London this afternoon when she gave a press conference, and outside in the Embankment gardens in the spring sunshine, 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images