MPX5074830: This jumpsuit with its high halter neckline is super for showing off a golden tan. In hot pink towelling. By Jersea of Sweden. May 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074833: Bultins Holiday Pwllheli: Mrs. Nellie McGrail, Pools Winner. Horse riding/Boating/Elephant/Roller skating/Family. Now a ride the big wheel for Mrs. McGrail and Barbara. Trampolining. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074866: Brightening up the beach scene-the jumpsuit, colourful in bold flower prints, or with just as much impact in plain, bright colour. May 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074881: Bultins Holiday Pwllheli: Mrs. Nellie McGrail, Pools Winner. Horse riding/Boating/Elephant/Roller skating/Family. Brenda Parsonage does Mrs. McGrailês hair in her chalet. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074925: Fashion 1960s. However chilly the weather, teenagers will feel warm in the new Kayser Bondor "Topper" and "Snugster", made of 100% pure wool. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074943: David Hemery standing off in the 400 meter race at kirkby Liverpool. July 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074952: Fashion 1960s: Three match pointers from an Ace (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074964: Fashion 1960's. Yesterday (Wednesday 27-5-64) at the Westbury Hotel, London, the Charles Macintosh group of companies showed their Autumn 64 collections. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074994: Tennis player Vivian McGrath in action at Wimbledon Championships. June 1933 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075018: HMS Albion, Britain's newest aircraft carrier proceeding down the slipway at Wallsend on Tyne, may 47 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075030: Robot plane damage at East Lane, Walworth. A casualty being taken to ambulance with a friend comforting him after he had helped to get him out. June 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075120: Ships Docks: Dockers. November 1935 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075150: Contestants line up for the contest to find the best female impersonator, extreme left is winner of the contest, John Burns (21) a barman from Blackburn. May 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074903: Students gathered outside at Aylesbury Grammar School. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075014: Belated charge of the fashion brigade. March 1968 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075032: Fashion 1960s. Children play with bucket and spade in their swimwear, a little bikini and hat, and pair of trunks. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075047: Roy Spicer drives the New Ford Consul through Britain's Loveliest Village, Castle Coombe. Roy Spicer with the New Ford Consul. March 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075071: Woman wearing glamourous outfit for the day'sracing at Royal Ascot June 1937 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075080: Fashion 1960s. A bib necklace (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075119: Some of the younger end of the school-children, country-dancing at Stewart Park today. 1500 school-children took part in massed country-dancing, and there was European folk dancing by children in costume. It was promoted by the Middlesbrough Corporation. June 1947 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075171: Fashion 1960s. The latest collection of men's suits and casual wear from Sweden, were given their first British showing at the Carlton Towers, Cadogan Square, London, on Monday morning (11-9-67). The collection is by Schwartzman and will be on sale in this country. Modele Peter Wilson(left) wearing "Riviera" a grey and orange check beach jacket with matching Bermuda shorts and John Hardy, wearing "Paul, a grey and blue checked light-weight beach suit". September 1967 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075183: Girls who want to look sporty in bed, now can. A British manufacturer has produced a tracksuit nightie that needs the minimum of underwear. And the new bedtime fashion, made of towelling material, are also great for house-work and gardening. Sporty .... the new bedtime fashion. September 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075198: Fashion - 1970's. Well Blessa Ma Soul what's sarong with me. The beaches and evening parties of the world soon will be all shook up when the latest daring fashion item, the sarong, takes hold. An old theme with a new twist, the sarong is really just a length of cloth cunningly shaped to cover the essentials--barely. But ladies wearing them should be careful not to get too shook up themselves -- and come unravelled. The beach version: sudden movement could be dangerous. bikini top with large hat and necklace. January 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074941: Fashion 1960s. So cool for court cats. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074950: Harold Wilson confers degree on Edward Heath. Harold Wilson and Edward Heath pictured in the robing room. October 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074983: Vivian Erzemim Bede McGrath, Australian tennis player. Circa 1937 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075010: Fashion. On Wednesday (26-6-68) the Royal College of Art Fashion School show - june 68 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075022: Fashion 1960's - London - Thirteen models presented the new collection of 17 suede and leatherwear manufacturers. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075025: Coxswain Edwin Madron of Penlee, Cornwall awarded the silver medal for rescuing 8 men from H.M.S. "Warspite" when she was wrecked in a gale on April, 23rd 1947 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075052: Fashion 1960's. New swimwear. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075055: This is clearly the look that says. "Be my Valentine". February 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075100: Robot Plane damage at East Lane, Walworth. Firemen and helpers holding up the floor of building whilst rescue workers below get out casualty. June 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075167: Fashion - 1970s. High fashion at low prices. There's good news from the fashion front. This autumn the stores seem determined to cut their prices. We've looked around and found plenty of high fashions - at pleasantly low prices. The cotton shirt, at £6.95, the black and white striped pinafore dress, £9.95, and the matching waistcoat, £5.95, are all from branches of Wrehouse. The multi-coloured knittee bag is £6.50 at Miss Selfridge, the striped chenille legwarms are by Sunarama at £1.25 and the red cowboy boots cost £17.99 at Saxone and Lilley and Skinner. October 1976 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075197: "Fashion - 1970s. Bill Gibb: A women's designer for women. His customers include Elizabeth Taylor, Twiggy and the Duchess of Bedford. Yet when designer Bill Gibb, 34, came to London 18 years ago from Fraserburgh Scotland, people asked who would ever wear his extravagant creations. The answer was, nearly everybody who is anybody, and on November 18 7,000 people from the worlds of stage, screen, fashion and beauty paid tribute to a decade of Bill Gibb at a special show at London's Royal Albert Hall. Daily Mirror fashion editor Lealey Ebbetts models Gibb's £500 1972 ""Shell"" dress made of buttermilk jersey and mother of pearl. November 1977 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075289: Horace The Hideaway Hamster. The hamster which was steadily eating its way through the mini cab of John Daly (D.M. 5th December) has - after taking 40 minutes to do so - been removed by fitter Bert Watson (42), after dismantling the facia of the dashboard. The hamster was bought by 16 year old Daniele, daughter of Lady Beaument, who was travelling in the mini cab when 'Horace' escaped. Fitter Bert Watson with the hamster. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075295: Coal miner Joe Baksi (right) has a canteen lunch after a trip down the pit with Laurence Plover of the National Coal Board. May 1947 / Bridgeman Images