MPX5097594: Transatlantic Air Race between London and New York. On his way, racing driver Stirling Moss runs to the lift at the top of the Post Office Tower in London. May 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103100: Lord Olivier came to watch his wife, Joan Plowright, star with Paul Schofield (centre), in the play The Rules Of The Game at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle on June 7th, 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103109: Edward Hardwicke at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle in the play The Rules Of The Game, June 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103145: The City of London New Years Day Races, 1st January 1975 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103169: Miss Australia, Gail Peteth, 19, from Sydney, leaving Heathrow Airport to return home, 12th January 1975 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103194: Jazz Drummer Buddy Rich before his appearance at Newcastle's City Hall, 14th November 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103209: Abi, Trisha, Helen, Pauline, Sarah and Frankie members of the new Pan's People, in Newcastle to appear in the Variety Extravaganza at the Newcastle Playhouse, 12th June 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103253: Wrestler Jackie Pallo, who will be appearing at Newcastle City Hall March 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103271: Comedian Jimmy Logan, who was in Newcastle appearing at Theatre Royal in The World of Jamie, collecting his haggis from Newcastle Central Police Station, pictured with Constable Bob Stephenson, left, and Sargent Linden Hutchinson 31/12/1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103301: Wheat-Whopping Whoppers: Tail-end Tillie cops a whopper in the practice wheat-whopping run for the Jubilee Festival to be held on 7th, April 1977 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103307: Dr. Thomas Maughan, Chief Druid at the dawn ceremony of the summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, June 1968 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103361: Crowd: Rally: Banners. Demonstration . Anti - Bomb Lorries. Great Shefford Berks, February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103367: The Moorgate tube crash, Friday 28 February 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103394: Reveille Fashions 1966: Lynne Winterson wearing oriental dress, February 1966 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097672: Marc Bolan. December 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097678: Children's Go-kart: Pix taken at Borough of Ealing's Skid Pan, of Robert Spicer, aged 7, the kiddies Go Kart, watched by Roy Spicer and Richard Spicer, aged 5. October 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097681: "Leonie" the Lioness. Leonie is the favourite pet of the youngest daughter of the Clarke family, Yvonne (aged 9) who quite often sleeps with a snake or two in her bed. But yesterday she read a bedtime story to Leonie. April 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097696: American jazz musician Louis Armstrong by a signpost in Yorkshire, pointing the way to Ilkley, June 1968 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097753: Ten-year-old Mike Faweett learning to be a bullfighter. January 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097798: British runner Mary Rand poses during a photoshoot on the race track. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097801: British runner Mary Rand poses during a photoshoot on the race track. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097825: British runner Mary Rand poses during a photoshoot in the studio. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097834: British runner Mary Rand poses during a photoshoot in the studio. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097855: A mother with her two year old boy toddler. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097858: At a lunchtime concert at St. Pauls Cathedral today, West Indian folk singer Nadia Cattouse entertained an audience. Donations will be sent to Christian Aid and Christian Action. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097879: Freddie Trueman at the new Saxon Motor hotel, Ainley Top, Huddersfield, to take part in the opening ceremony. He declared open the Sportsman's bar, and is seen with left, Sonia Robertson and Andrea Lannyman, two of the hostesses at the Hotel. The Motor hotel itself was opened by Mr. John McConachie Chairman of the Furness Withy company who owns the hotel. January 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5097924: Squadron RAF fly from Leconfield, Yorks. in their Lightning Supersonic fighters for their new base in Gutersloh, Germany. September 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103436: A five year old boy of Edinburgh pictured in Princes Street gardens with his pet dog "Sonka" May, 1940 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103448: Miners of Betteshanger colliery in Kent head for the showers to clean up before going home, following a hard day's work beneath the fields of Kent, 11th March 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103457: Sandie Shaw with husband Nik Powell, pictured together at their wedding reception, November 1982 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103466: Arthur Scargill President of the NUM Miners Union, November 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103490: Mrs. Clara Abbott (70), at work on her loom in the cotton mills, April 1959 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103499: American Boxer Sonny Ray Relaxes in bed at London Cumberland Hotel after his Journey from the U.S.A. Ray is to fight Scottish Boxer Chic Calderwood, November 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103541: Durham born actress Wendy Craig was a special guest at a preview of a new Trust House Hotel at Washington 25th January, 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103553: Forty miles out at sea, a badly burned survivor from a blazing tanker is hauled aboard a helicopter to be flown to hospital at Gibraltar, August 1957 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5103571: The Moorgate tube crash, Friday 28 February 1975 / Bridgeman Images