MPX5132488: Hop pickers gathered in a Kent village with oast houses in the background, c. 1930 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131325: Frenzied scenes as American rock and roll singer Bill Haley arrives in London. 5th February 1957 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131352: Memorial to President John F. Kennedy is unveiled in Runnymede Berkshire May 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132536: Brigitte Bardot, London, 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132551: North East Shipwrecks - The seine-net fishing boat Bella pictured on the rocks 50 yards from the shore at Tynemouth. The boat ran aground the previous night in thick fog and was badly holed. The five crew escaped by lifeboat. 17th July, 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131364: Morris MG Roadsters fresh off the production line await packing for export at Morris's Cowley factory 24th March 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131367: Morris Minor Low Light Sedans fresh of the production line, wrapped before being packed for export at Morris's Cowley factory 24th March 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132590: Trodden by the feet of generations, The Black Gate, once a main entrance to the city of Newcastle, remains little changed by the passage of time. The Black Gate was the last addition to the medieval Castle defences. Circa: 1930 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131404: Model reminding people to put their clocks back by one hour at the end of British Summer Time. 25th October 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5131426: American country singer and musician Johnny Cash poses for photographers at the Savoy Hotel in London. 17th September 1959 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132629: Fleet Street, The Cock Tavern., c. 1935 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133581: The balloon man was doing a roaring trade in the centre of Newcastle on 21st December 1936 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133590: The sail training ship The Winston Churchill seen here awaiting to berth at Middlesbrough Dock 15th June 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133602: Geoffrey Goodman, Daily Mirror Industrial Correspondent. 17th August 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133605: A child selling paper flowers on the streets of Newcastle on 27th December 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133623: North East band Deja Vu (l to r) Peter, Paul, Robb and Charlie 3 April 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133641: Elton John fans spent the night in sub-zero temperatures to make sure of getting tickets for the superstars concerts at Newcastle City Hall. 40 campers had taken their places on the steps in advances of Elton's March 22nd and 23rd gigs. 2nd February, 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133653: TT Rider Mike Hailwood. 29th June 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133662: A couple enjoy some time together looking out across the sea on the Channel Island of Sark, c. 1930 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133674: Farmer Crithus Nappes wins the tractor engine race from his friend Miles Chetwyrd- Stapleton at Appleford, Buckinghamshire. August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133717: Birmingham Repertory Theatre, now known as The Old Rep Theatre 26 May 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133723: Woolwoth store at Market Place Bedworth. 30th September 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133726: Filming of 1958 film 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens at Pinewood Studios on 1st September 1957 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133753: 300 members of the Irish Guards past and present in 1967 march to lay a wreath to the memory of St Patrick at the memorial in Horse Guards London 19th March 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133810: Musical Youth, British Jamaican pop / reggae group, who are currently recording the video for their latest single titled '007', pictured 10th October 1983 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133813: Musical Youth, British Jamaican pop / reggae group, return to school, Duddeston Manor School, 2nd November 1983 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133846: The Streets of Liverpool in 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5133855: The massive part that preserved railways now play in British tourism started with the reopening of the Bluebell Line in East Sussex, on August 8, 1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132677: The Cider House public house in the Harrow Road, c. July 1946 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132689: Avro Shackleton MR2 Maritime patrol aircraft of the RAF Coastal Command flying over the sea, c. 1955 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132692: A crowd of children cool off in one of the fountains in Trafalgar Square during the Whitsun holiday St Martins in the Field Childhood Sitting on fountain Trousers rolled up Summer Cooling Off Paddling London May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132815: The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. 22nd November 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132824: The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. 22nd November 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132830: American jazz musician Louis Armstrong stops off at Prestwick Airport, Glasgow on his way back to the United States. Here he is having his beret fitted out by 24 year old May Halliday. 22nd December 1956 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132881: The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. 22nd November 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5132890: Brigitte Bardot & Antony Perkins at press conference, London 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images