MPX5079934: On a murky foggy December day between five to seven thousand Muslims of many nationalities assembled at a Islamic Cultural Centre in Regents Park to celebrate the Id-Ul-Fitr. Many marquees were put up for people to play in while the overspill knelt outside on prayer carpets, blankets and newspapers. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079946: Four year old girl learning how to be a clown like her daddy. Blackpool clown Ernie. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080009: A boy's best friend is his dog, they say, but how about when that dog is mechanical? That's a problem being faced by many British parents now that mechanical toys are appearing on the market again - for the first time in six years. British kids of six, or under, have never known what it is to have a regular, brand- new toy, and you can never be quite sure how they'll take to innovations! Here you see one youngster's typical reaction. The mechanical dog is "Wakouwa", who can obey all commands just as soon as asked. He's made by Lines Bros., whose Merton, London, toy factory is the largest in the world. Circa 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080081: Tractors at work during a harvesting scene in England. Circa 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080084: R.A.C. Rally: Miss U.K. Sheena Drummond, Waves the flag for the start of the R.A.C. Rally. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080090: There is quite a lively atmosphere at the Montagu Arms Public House in Kender Street New Cross. A band is playing, compress sing and tell jokes and syas from time to time wait for it. And then eventually it appears and it is Stripper Jackie. Jackie appears dressed up as Charlie Chaplin and finished up more or less stripped the bear is excellent. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080135: Dogs Christmas Party. 'Hobo' plays host to the doggy guests enjoying a menu of biscuits, dog-meat, turkey gravy-sauce and chocolate-drops. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080159: The two girls arrested with Manson and others at commune. They are the only ones out on bond. Blond: Sandra Good Pugh, 26, with her son Ivan 2 1/2 months old. Redhead is Lynne Fromme, 21. 05/12/ 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080240: Tom Jones: Candlelight in his Caravan at Elstree during a break in rehearsals, Tom Jones toasts the share holders of Mam. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080246: Accused murderer being led to and from court house in Inyo County, California. He is Charles Miller Manson, aged 34 years. 05/12/ 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080252: Mr. Edward Heath at Tory H.Q. after winning General Election. Edward Heath is greeted by Anthony Barber when he arrives at Tory H.Q. June 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080282: A young boy enjoying a ride on his tricycle, c. 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080285: Pupils from Wharrier Street School, Walker, watch in amazement, the BP road safety mock-up which is touring British Schools, c. 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080300: Derby v. Nottingham Forest. Ref. R. Tinkler has a word with Rees. December 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080303: Derby v. Nottingham Forest. Forest second goal scored Lyons. December 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080327: Derby v. Nottingham Forest. Dave Mackay heading clear. December 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080336: Derby v. Nottingham Forest. Action from the match. December 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080040: R.A.C. Rally: Miss U.K. Sheena Drummond, Waves the flag for the start of the R.A.C. Rally. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080047: Woman wearing matching top, mini skirt and knee high looks poses for pictures at Lincoln's Inn Fields. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080098: An aboriginy teenager from Australia holding a boomerang. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080125: Blog, the mongrel, complete with Christmas-hat, is last to arrive at the party held at an RSPCA home and last to leave December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080140: Dogs Christmas Party. 'Hobo' plays host to the doggy guests enjoying a menu of biscuits, dog-meat, turkey gravy-sauce and chocolate-drops. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080149: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck plays host to special guest Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida. And together they drink a champagne toast to a successful partnership. January 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080133: Blog, the mongrel, complete with Christmas-hat, is last to arrive at the party held at an RSPCA home and last to leave December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080236: Couple embracing with the woman looking up to the man. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080151: Sport Rugby Union. East Midlands v South Africa. Demonstration against the Springbok visit and apartheid policy. For this demonstrator the game is over. He reached the pitch, but his appearance was brief. Now the waiting Springbok can carry on playing. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080302: The Bio-Chemistry Department at Birmingham University houses a very unusual school - The British School of Malting and Brewing. Albert Wadeson, a technical assistant at Birmingham University's Department of Bio-Chemistry takes a specific gravity reading from beer brewed by students; in the background is the school's miniature brewery. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080238: Unusual/Humour: Outdoor Haircuts: 'He' is the name of a very plush gents hairdressers, in the High Street, Plaistow, E.13. with teak formica tops to the basins, Knotty pine wood on the walls, padded seats for the costomers, Then came the power cuts- so the staff not wanting to dissapoint their costomers, moved their chairs onto the pavement, and carried on as usual, using instant shave from a can and hand clippers. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080280: The Waitress' - 1970 Style: A new restaurant - night club called "Bumburs" in Coventry Street, London, in the old Corner House building, will have some of the lovely waitresses in England. The girls have been picked for their loveliness, as well as their experience. They will wear rather fetching outfits, including see-thru tops .. and see-in tops. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080379: Princess Diana visiting Interconnection Systems, South Shields. 9th December 1992 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080427: Families: Mother, father and children. Father in the bath with baby boy and son. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080442: Teachers in the Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne schools, if they were to casually walk near wayside Benwell, any afternoon after 4 p.m. would soon find the cause for that extra bit of unrest and anticipation towards the end of the days schooling... for "Uncle Andy" the toy man is at the kerbside displaying his Xmas fare. Andy Bell of Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, is "Uncle" to hundreds of kiddies in the area. Each afternoon his little black Van is packed to the roof with dolls, train sets , blackboards, modeling sets, mouth organs and everything the Toddlers could wish for. October 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080526: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080551: "The Barber " (left) faces an opponent, Mr. T. Watson, of Bermondsey, across the four-by-four draught board. Mr. Watson seems to be having quite a problem plotting his next move, which isn't surprising, for in all the years the Barber has been playing the game he hasn't yet been beaten. July 1947 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080399: Following the spate of airliner hijackings by Arab guerillas on Sunday (6-9-70), airlines all over the world have been having another look at their security arrangements, and tightening up where possible. British Oversea Airways Corporation are no exception. British aircraft are particularly threatened with hijacking attempts as hijacker Leila Khaled is being held in custody in Britain following her abortive attempt to sieze an Israeli El Al Boeing 707. The British Government have been presented with an ultimatum by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, demanding Leila's release. BOAC have installed a new detection device at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday (7-9-70). The device sounds an alarm if a passenger is a carrying a metal object - like a bomb. BOAC passenger Sandra Hook tests the new anti-hijacking device at Heathrow. September 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080626: Animals - Flowers - Spring - Cute: Youngs lambs. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images