MPX5136019: Old ladies sitting on a bench eating ice cream during a day out to the beach at Trecco Bay, South Wales. 6th August 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136127: Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Prague Spring, a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. August 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136151: RAF Vulcans on Quick Reaction Alert. 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136214: He' is the name of a very plush gents hairdressers in the High Street, Plaistow, E.13. With teak formica tops, knotty pine wood on the walls and padded seats for the customers. Then came the power cuts, so the staff not wanting to disappoint their customers, moved their chairs onto the pavement, and carried on as usual, using instant shave from a can and hand clippers. 10th December 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136334: A view of part of the ICVO plant at Garston Gas Works. Garston is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside. 24th May 1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136349: American singer Conway Twitty pictured with his girlfriend Jo Ann Campbell, at their New York home. 3rd May 1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136633: The Princess Royal, seen here enjoying an over the wall chat with a Washington resident. Princess Anne was in Washington to open the Galleries shopping centre. 23rd July 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137156: Queen Elizabeth accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie arriving at Crathie Church, in Scotland this morning (Sunday), the Royal family are staying at nearby Balmoral Castle. August 1998 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137254: Birmingham Evening Mail front page featuring the headline 'Midland honour guard for IRA Bomber.' 19th November 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137320: Prince Charles wearing military uniform in public for the first time at inauguration ceremony of the new Royal Regiment of Wales June 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137407: Some of the crew of the R101 airship seen here at Cardington before embarking on a test flight of the airship. Left to right F Kemp (rigger), G Taylor (rigger), H Rowe (rigger), F Noble (engineer), Hector Ford (rigger) Charle Arthur Burton (engineer), Maurice Frank Littlekitt (engineer) J Binks (engineer), A Cook (engineer) and Wilfred Moule (engineer), 24th October 1929 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137928: Anita Ekberg pictured on location in London Hyde Park Wednesday, to film the ABC Murders, 2 December 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5138129: Piari Singh Kenth London's first Sikh police officer in 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135862: Silver Stockings by Mary Quant and bikini by Soukh modelled by Jenny Gassity, August 1966 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135909: Busy scenes on the Daily Herald news desk, 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136002: Uxbridge, Canal bridge over the Grand Union canal near Swan and Bottle, (A4020) to be rebuilt. London (formerly Middlesex), c. 1929 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135659: The soup-sampler is chef's nightmare Basil Fawlty. In the shape of John Cleese, Basil was in Newcastle to promote the latest book of scripts for the hit TV series Fawlty Towers. The world's most disaster prone hotelier couldn't resist springing a surprise visit to the kitchens of the Royal Station Hotel. Sous-chef Phil Stew was relieved when his soup was given the Fawlty seal of approval. 27th April, 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136081: The Beatles performing at TV spectacular 'Around the Beatles' at Rediffusion's Wembley TV Studios. Ringo Starr dressed as Sir Francis Drake, firing a cannon at the start of the show. 28th April 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137160: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as a child April 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136997: Royal artillery seen here taking part in a night firing exercise on Salisbury Plain 4th April 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137144: Punk singer and actress Toyah Willcox in her coffin in Battersea, London. 13th May 1979 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5137479: British Open 1977 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5138083: Estate Agent billboards advertising the new Court Drive Estate in Hillingdon, c. 1931 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135302: Marianne Faithfull, pictured at home in Aldworth, Berkshire, 10th October 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135802: Singer Joe Brown collects a picture of himself from Portal Gallery, Grafton Street, W1. 5th July 1962 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135888: Busy scenes on the Daily Herald news desk, 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135871: Volkswagen Transporter and Camper vans seen outside the Volkswagen factory at Wolfsburg, Germany. December 1952 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135768: The Great Pop Prom 1959, held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 20th September 1959 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135963: Saturday night dancing at Hammersmith Palais in London, with a band supplying the music., c. 1947 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135569: Godfrey Winn makes singing debut on television, with Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan King, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136137: This was the scene at Belle Vue after an amazing flare-up in the Aces match against Leicester. Here Leicester skipper Ray Wilson (No1) holds his team-mate Alan Cowland (No 4) while officials restrain Belle Vue rider Alan Wilkinson. 11th July 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136296: Mary Tamm is to join 'Dr. Who' in his adventures when the long-running series returns to BBC-1 in September. She plays 'Romana', a Time Lady, who assists the Doctor (Tom Baker) in his search for the Key to Time. Our Picture Shows: Mary Tamm and actor Tom Baker with the "Tardis". April 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5135962: Busy scenes on the Daily Herald news desk, 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136357: Rob Halford, member of heavy metal rock group Judas Priest, pictured at home, 23rd July 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136960: Victor Bomber with Thor missile. 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5136986: Hull, Boom City, 7th July 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images