MPX5125811: A piece of Alnwicks history went under the auctioneers hammer in September 1971. In this picture from our archives, auctioneers clerk Mark Marshall examines the stone statue of a soldier believed to have stood guard at Alnwick Castle for 1,000 years. The 5ft statue of a soldier wearing a plumed helmet and carrying a shield used to stand on the castle ramparts, until it was removed during alterations and taken to the front garden of Ravensmount, a house in Alnwick whose contents were being auctioned. Mark said: Its not very often you get something like this to auction. Its the sort of thing that would go nicely in a country garden, but not my flat in Jesmond. 31st August 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5130283: Derby County Football club pose for a team group photograph. They are Back row left to right: Timothy Ward, Leon Leuty, Bert Mosley, William Townsend, Walter Musson, and Jack Howe. Front row: George Antonio, Reginald Harrison, Frank Broome, Horatio "Raich" Carter, William Steel and J. Alan Oliver. 25th September 1947 (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5125907: The scene at Cramlington Aerodrome as the AD1 (ADI), (G-FAAX) the first non-rigid airship built in the UK since World War One, came out for its first flight. It's progress was keenly followed by members of Newcastle Aero Club and officials of Cramlington Aerodrome. The airship was later destroyed in a storm in Belgium in 1930. 13th September, 1929 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images