MPX5099843: Variety Club of Great Britain Luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, 10th September 1964 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099876: Children gardening during the Second World War, c.1939 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099980: Workers picking grapes in vineyard, Paarl, South Africa, June 1955 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099992: The De Havilland "Trident" Britain's newest jet airliner, made her maiden flight this morning. John Cunningham, De Havillands chief test pilot was at the controls on the trip lasting an hour and twenty minutes. At one time he reported "flying at ten thousand feet - all's well". Sir Geoffrey De Havilland watched the take off from a car. It is almost 51 years to the day since the president of the company flew the D.H. 1., which had a top speed of 40 mph. "trident" cruises at about 600 mph, January 1962 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100004: Workers celebrate Victory in Europe Day in Manchester at the end of the Second World War. 8th May 1945 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100010: Lady Harlech's Funeral at Oswestry (5th June 1967) Jackie and Bobby Kennedy leaving the church after the ceremony, October 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099945: Humour/Unusual. Toy fair at Brighton, January 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100031: National Fire Service dispatch riders of Number 36 Fire Force Area practising on an assault course in Chigwell, Essex jan 44 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099987: The Harrier, the world's first operational vertical take-off close support fighter is in now in quantity production for the Royal Air Force and the first of 60 Harriers for the R.A.F. has already made its maiden flight, January 1968 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099996: A fireman reading the wording on the remains of a bomb to a police officer who takes notes, following a V1 flying bomb attack in the Second World War. A park in the South of England was hit causing a few casualties. 24th July 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100079: Young Conservatives demonstrate in favour for Mrs Margaret Thatcher in the lead up to the Conservative Leadership campaign, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100080: Actor: Telly Savalas (Kojack the Brooklyn cop on T.V.) is in London for a few days to film scenes in a Warner Brothers film called "Inside Out", February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100083: Young Conservatives demonstrate in favour for Mrs Margaret Thatcher in the lead up to the Conservative Leadership campaign. Seen here presenting Mrs Thatcher a bouquet, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100110: Former Beatle Ringo Starr and girlfriend Nancy Andrews seen here at London Airport, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100414: Edward Heath arrives at Tory H.Q. in Smith Square to the cheers of his supporters, June 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100418: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at Cheltenham racecourse in 1956 watching the racing from a balcony in the main stand, 8th March 1956 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100476: Unusual/Men/Marching: "Garden Spades" on parade in the city, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100496: Comedy/Humour: Comedian Little and Large. Laurel and Hardy, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100530: Oil well at Kimmeridge, near Wareham, Dorset, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100592: Tom Jones with three year old hole-in-the-heart patient Lisa Anne Scott from Gateshead, who is one of his biggest fans, in his dressing room at the Odeon Cinema in Newcastle where he is performing on 25th March 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100644: Rolling Stones: Bill Wyman during the first night of the band's UK tour at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday, 4 March 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100647: Humour/Unusual/Sport. Charity Pancake Race. Lincoln's Inn Fields, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100656: Pop/Group/Music: Bay City Rollers, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100665: Glamour/Topless/Hats. Model Irmeli, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100669: Glamour/Topless/Hats. Model Irmeli, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5100710: Actress Rita Tushingham, January 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098313: The dry dock at Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend, c. 1950 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098322: Queen Elizabeth II watches the action at the Windsor Horse Show, circa 01/06/1976 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098485: School Dinners. General scenes of school dinner. Ladies serving meal to pupils in the school dining room, 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098397: He may owe the taxman £44,000 but it's Churchill type cigars for American singer P.J. Proby pictured at the BBC studios in Manchester prior to going on the Simon Dee show. The kingsize cigars arrived as a gift from a fan at the studios, August 1967 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098366: Fisherwomen cleaning fish on North Shields Fish Quay in 1931 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098381: Lib - Mr. Jim Hooker, treasurer of the Tyne Cruising Club, out on the pack ice inspecting one of the club boats, at Bell's Close, Newburn in 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098403: Fishermen mend their nets in the calm of the North Shields Fish Quay while a storm rages out to sea in 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098563: Jogger-nauts: John Robinson sports writer with Colin Taylor jogging in Battersea Park, May 1979 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098411: The sound of music is dying on the streets of Britain. Our buskers are going down the drain! They are following the brains of Britain . . . and heading for rich pastures abroad. Their new tune is: Nobody Loves Us any more. "The busking lark is finished here," said David Bonaccorsi, who beats out rock with Fred Levers in Marble Arch subway in London, June 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080276: The Bio-Chemistry Department at Birmingham University houses a very unusual school - The British School of Malting and Brewing. Students sample and discuss their latest brew. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images