MPX5157234: Tony Hancock has been signed by ABC Television to present the Blackpool Show, which starts it's SUmmer season on the complete Independent Television network on Sunday, June 19th. Philip Jones, Light Entertainment Supervisor for ABC television, said today "We are extremely pleased to get Tony to head up our big Summer Sunday night series, and together with the line-up of guests already signed it looks as though we are heading for our biggest season ever. Guests in the line-up already include Roy Castle, Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howard. Kathy Kirby, Mike and Bernie Winters, Jimmy Clitheroe, The Bachelors, Athur Askey, Allan Sherman, The Seekers, Terry Hall and Dave Allen. 6th May 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157261: Ships Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert entering Dartmouth in Devon. She was the third yacht to carry the name Victoria and Albert, she was built at Pembroke Dock: she was 4,700 tonnes and measured 380 feet in length by 40 feet in the beam. She was used regularly up until the Second World War when it was laid up ands used as an accommodation ship in Portsmouth harbour. In 1954 she was broken up at Fraslane., 1920 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157294: The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill which took place at St Paul's Cathedral, London. A salute from Prince Philip while Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family cast sad gazes as the coffin moves off towards Tower Bridge for its short trip up the Thames. 30th January 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157355: The largest tyre ever made to date (27th October 1978) by Dunlop, seen here on its arrival at Fort Dunlop's test centre in Birmingham. It weighs 2 & 1/4 tons, as much as a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, can support a load of 40 tons and costs £6000. The Mini 1275 GT uses Dunlop's smallest road tyre and the monster tyre contains enough tread rubber for 400 Mini tyres, 27th October 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159223: Former Charlton Athletic player Eddie Firmani who left England in 1955 to join Italian team Sampdoria is pictured on his return to England for a few days holiday. He is staying at the home of his in laws in Catford, South London. Here he is photographed with his son Paul at his former club's ground The Valley. 8th November 1962 (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159295: A torrent of abuse has been lured on Dundee Corporation for daring to build many of its own houses. The council has been accused of wasting ratepayers' cash, by operating a Direct Labour Building Department in open competition with private firms. Pictured are some of the houses which have started such a furore in the city. 25th February 1962 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159307: Typhoid outbreak. Aberdeen. Scotland. 1964. In 1964 there was an outbreak of typhoid in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first two cases were identified on 20 May 1964; eventually over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital in Urquhart Road, but no fatalities resulted. The outbreak was eventually traced to contaminated tinned corned beef from South America made by Fray Bentos and sold in the city's branch of the Scottish grocery chain William Low. The infected meat then contaminated a meat slicing machine within the William Low shop, leading to the spread of the disease. Pictured. Discarded Tins of corned beef from Argentina, 31st May 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159310: Typhoid outbreak. Aberdeen. Scotland. 1964. In 1964 there was an outbreak of typhoid in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first two cases were identified on 20 May 1964; eventually over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital in Urquhart Road, but no fatalities resulted. The outbreak was eventually traced to contaminated tinned corned beef from South America made by Fray Bentos and sold in the city's branch of the Scottish grocery chain William Low. The infected meat then contaminated a meat slicing machine within the William Low shop, leading to the spread of the disease. Pictured. Discarded Tins of corned beef from Argentina, 31st May 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159343: Typhoid outbreak. Aberdeen. Scotland. 1964. In 1964 there was an outbreak of typhoid in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first two cases were identified on 20 May 1964; eventually over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital in Urquhart Road, but no fatalities resulted. The outbreak was eventually traced to contaminated tinned corned beef from South America made by Fray Bentos and sold in the city's branch of the Scottish grocery chain William Low. The infected meat then contaminated a meat slicing machine within the William Low shop, leading to the spread of the disease. Pictured. Discarded Tins of corned beef from Argentina, 31st May 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images