MPX5075976: Oversized hats on display on the first day of Royal Ascot June 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075977: Sara Wade covered in cream after custard pies had been thrown at her. January 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075981: 17 year old Bindi Williams an aboriginal boy actor, flew into London to see the first transmission in colour of a new Australian series called "Woobinda, Animal Doctor" in which he has a starring role. Bindi Williams pictured with his boomerang, with the pigeons in Trafalgar Square. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077174: End of an Era. Aston Martin Close. Newport Pagnell after the announcement that the Aston Martin Company was to go into voluntary liquidation. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077177: Liar Lair Pants on fire. Feeling chilly? Here is one chap's solution to the Wintry problem-just set fire to your trousers! But do be careful. You see "The Great Omanii", Ron Cunningham (50) year old stuntman from Brighton, is quite an expert and knows just how to do it. "The Great Omanii" practising his latest feat in his garage. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077206: 4 years old Jan Dixon on his mino motor bike. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077207: Margaret Savage who is making her debut as leading lady singer in "The Marriage of the Minsters" at London's Victoria Palace , meets the Scots Guards at Chelsea Barracks before they mount the Queen's Guards. L/Cpl David MacLeod instructing Margaret on the 'pipes'. They both come from Glasgow. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077211: Bernadette Devlin speaking at Irish Civil Rights meeting at Hammesmith Town Hall. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077212: Tory leader Edward Heath, looking jubilant after a day of Election campaigning in his Bexley constituency, arrives for the count last night at the Drill Hall in Bexleyheath. June 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077220: Liar Lair Pants on fire. Feeling chilly? Here is one chap's solution to the Wintry problem-just set fire to your trousers! But do be careful. You see "The Great Omanii", Ron Cunningham (50) year old stuntman from Brighton, is quite an expert and knows just how to do it. "The Great Omanii" practising his latest feat in his garage. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077224: Baby girl in the arms of a nurse at a children's hospital in Liverpool. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077227: Canine stars of the Film and Television. Gloria North from Datchet, Bucks demonstrating the forcep on the ear of her Afghan Hound Khan, who regularly appear on TV as a model in adverts. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077234: Band leader Syd Lawrence who is bringing back the Big Band of Glen Miller, pictured at his home. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077257: Jackie Stewart, 1969 Formulla 1 World Champion racing driver at the Savoy Hotel received on his accession to the Presidency of the World Champion Drivers Club, the Champion Challenge Trophy. Handing it over was last year's President, Graham Hill who was along in his wheel chair to make the presentation. (left to right) Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart who received the trophy. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077258: Holiday makers with their cameras in front of the Capitol building in Washington DC, USA. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077259: Mark Diment with Segt. McKeeman at the Chancellor Grove, childrens home, West Norwood,where the Marines are building his play area. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077262: Mark Diment with Segt. McKeeman at the Chancellor Grove, West Norwood, home here the Marines are building his play area. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077273: The cat that roared. June 1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077277: It's a pretty spring for children at Tick-A-Tee with a collection of super swinging co-ordinates, dresses and separate, shown in Conduit Street, by "Groovy Baby Ian Doody", and his girl friends. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077308: Holiday makers bathing in the pool at the Robert Meyer Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077330: Their dressing room plaything. Theatrical girls get fun. Enda Wood working the toy at the Windmill Theatre, France, November 1939. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077369: Hair restoration expert seen here giving a consultation. C. September, 1953 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077371: A thousand of Heathrow Airport's 30,000 ground staff stopped work for a mass demonstration today. Passangers walking from the aircraft to Terminal buildings during the strike meeting. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077388: Children from The Glebe Primary School, Sussex Road, invited to illustrate 16 different categories of weather ranging from foggy nights to sunny days. At Thames Television Studio's. Children of The Glebe Primary School arriving at Television House, Kingsway brandishing their weather paintings. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077389: Leech-leigh on sea. When Sylvia Helliken, 20 yrs old war worker married Sgt. Edward Beswich aged 21, at Canvey Church, Essex, their next door neighbour's dog Dice jumped at the bride's veil and almost pulled it off her head. September, 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077401: It's a pretty spring for children at Tick-A-Tee with a collection of super swinging co-ordinates, dresses and separate, shown in Conduit Street, by "Groovy Baby Ian Doody", and his girl friends. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077411: Bill Tilden in play at Southport in the International Pro Championship of Britain, held on outdoor hard courts.. July 1935 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077421: RAF Air Sea rescue launches seen here in the Solent. March 1938 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077433: Alex Higgins at the table in a local club. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077436: Jockey Billy Ellison training in the stable yard. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077437: Camel at the Texco garage in the city which has ran out of petrol during the fuel crisis. 1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077443: Sunshine day at Royal Ascot. Second day. One of the many female racegoers wearing a full length summer dress with matching coat hat and parasol. June 1936 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077448: At Temple Primary school in Keynsham, Somerset, Jackie the jackdaw, a few months old, dropped into school when he fell down the chimney. He was retrieved by headmistress Mrs. Dorothy Rudderham and he now joins in with school activities. Jackie the jackdaw pictured in the classroom with the pupils. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077460: A flash-back in a movie is easily done. The scenes are shot on different days and the two pieces of film put together by the film editor. Not so on the stage. For Eric Porter in his new play has to change for 35 to 55 and then to 85 without leaving the stage. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077461: When the wires on which the hop strings hang become broken or want repairing Bert Bishop mounts a high pair of stilts and repairs the wires without ladders etc. Joan Pallington, a land girl employed on Whitbread's farm saw Bert Bishop on his stilts and thought she would like to have go and see what she could do instead of using a ladder and so Bert is teaching her how to get on the stilts and walk with them. Joan hopes to be able to use them and attain great heights. Bert leading Joan along on her first try out. December 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077471: Carol Passmore actress in the television series 'Dixon of Dock Green' pictured at her Hove home. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images