MPX5093116: A policeman struggles with the crowd after Liberal party supporters tried to push through to the front in Chester-le-Street, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093261: Divers while away some time reading their local newspaper on a charity dive, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092991: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Variety Club Ball in Newcastle, 19/05/1976 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092995: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Variety Club Ball in Newcastle, 19/05/1976 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092996: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, greets the crowd as he leaves Carlisle Cathedral, 23/03/1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093026: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Design Awards at Sunderland Civic Centre, presenting an award to Mr George Robins, MD of Design Animations, 31/05/1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093040: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during a visit to the Clan Motor Company Factory, 11/05/1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092796: North East band Arbre: Front left to right, Phil Caffrey, Tony Davison, Roger Askew. Back, Pete Caffrey, Bill Bissett and Paul Caffrey, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092805: John Potter in from of his Kirby Stephen Museum with a penny farthing, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092807: Raising of the HMS Thetis, 1939 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092814: Pat McDonald tries out a scalle model of a Penny Farthing, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092819: Three veteran cyclists riding high on their penny-farthings in Newcastle, from left to right, Arthur Wright, Harry Merz and Ray Fixtel, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092821: Miss Dawn Whittaker who cycles round her Tyneside home on a 1935 bike, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092848: Cyclists out for a spin along a country lane near Belsay in Northumberland in 1950 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092908: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, walks with Rev Graham Trasler and Bishop of Durham Rt Rev J S Habgood at St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth during a visit to Sunderland, 31st May 1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092921: Jonathon and David Kershaw with Mark Bretherton collect their dole money from the Countess's Pillar at Brougham, Penrith, 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5092939: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, waves to the crowd as he leaves Washington Old Hall, 11/05/1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093878: Sunlight dapples through the canopy of Oxshott Wood. Circa August 1936 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093883: Oxshott Wood. Circa August 1936 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093900: Mrs Page Smith and companions seen here at Island House, Longford, Middlesex, fruit picking from the river. September 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093903: A fireman wearing smoke apparatus, Surbiton Fire Brigade Display, October 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093910: Portmadoc, North Wales May 1932 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093959: Murderer John George Haigh who killed William Donald McSwan, Dr Archibald Henderson and Olive Durand Deacon Circa 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093968: A fireman rescuing a man from a smoke filled house, Surbiton Fire Brigade Display, October 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093689: A.F.S on display at Esher. April 1939 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093727: Barrage Balloon being filled in it's hangar at Hook, Surrey. October 1938 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093743: Royal Party at Hook, Queen Mother at Balloon Barage, Esher A.R.P. April 1939 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093777: Steam Locomotive 862 Lord Collinswood (Lord Nelson Class) seen here at Waterloo. Circa 1935 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093856: Mrs Page Smith and companions seen here at Island House, Longford, Middlesex, fruit picking from the river. September 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5093360: Nurses prizegiving at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry. Mrs. Linda Clark receives her certificate. 4th July 1974 / Bridgeman Images

LGM5055135: Young girl standing infront of Protestant mural in Belfast during The Troubles, Northern Ireland Conflict, 1971 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LGM5055137: Belfast, 1972: Bomb victim who had his legs blown off by a bomb explosion in Belfast during The Troubles, Northern Ireland Conflict (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5078392: Atlantic Fleet returns home to give Easter leave. Following their Spring Cruise ships of the Atlantic Fleet in future to be known as the Home Fleet, today returned to Devonport to give Easter leave. H.M.S. "Exeter", the 10,000 ton County Class Cruiser photographed arriving at Devonport. November 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5078837: Mrs. Harriet Spencer aged 86, loading her milk float ready for the morning round which covers a ten mile radius from her dairy in Pilning South Gloucestershire, England,. August 1945 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5078907: Film actor Jack Lemmon. February 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5078935: Bolton Dog Show: Some dogs went reluctantly to the Bolton Dog Show the first show of the year. Man with Afghan hound seen here celebrating January 1970 / Bridgeman Images