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One of the faces of champion gurner Dai Llewellyn, of Mountain Ash, now aged 82 but gurning as well as ever August 1978
The Royal Messenger Coach posting pass St Martins in the Field church in Trafalgar Square, London Circa 1963
Father Christmas and his reindeer greets Concorde upon its arrival at Rovaniemi In Finnish Lapland December 1993 © Mirrorpix
A chimney sweep wishing the bride good luck at her wedding. circa 1960
Wheat-Whopping Whoppers: Tail-end Tillie cops a whopper in the practice wheat-whopping run for the Jubilee Festival to be held on 7th. April 1977 P005080
New year celebrations took place at the Hotel Leofric, Coventry. Three members of the Standard Motor Company Pipe Band, clad in the Royal Stuart tartan
Boat Race / University. Oxford crew to win in style. In the foreground John Calvert (CoxBoat Race/University. Oxford crew to win in style. In the foreground John Calvert (Cox) and L/R 2 - Mark Harris (St. Edmondson Oriel), 3 - David Beak (Rudley & Oriel)
Rollo Ahmed during a ceremony. 6th November 1954
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowell of Strawberry Switchblade dressed in witches hats and balck rubber headscarfs as they pose with singer Tiger Tim October 1985
The Eton Wall Game December 1923
The Eton Wall Game December 1929 Neg G7425
The Haxey Hood football game 1970. 29th December 1970
The Eton Wall Game December 1950
Ripon - Yorkshire. An ancient custom is the blowing of the mayors horn - three blasts at 9.p.m. every night, and at the opening of the market. Tom Horley, aged 78, is the hornblower or wakeman
The Wall Game played at Eton College. Near Windsor in Berkshire. 26th November 1966
Colston Day 1936, Colston Cadets, boys of Colstons School pay respects to their founder, sounding the Last Post, at the Colston Memorial in Colston Avenue, Bristol on Friday 13th November 1936
Colston Day 1937, Colston Cadets, boys of Colstons School pay respects to their founder, sounding the Last Post, at the Colston Memorial in Colston Avenue, Bristol on Saturday 13th November 1937
Tug of War Competition across the River Great Ouse aka Old West River in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, Sunday 1st October 1972, men from the Chequers Public House in Stretham
Twelve year old Yvonne Mather, a descendant of of Grace Darling herself, hands over a parcel to coxswain Tom Dawson of the " Grace Darling" lifeboat at Seahouses on the Northumberland
The Barry lifeboat speeds away from Barry docks on its annual trip to take Christmas food to the crew of the Trinity House Breaksea Lightship. 23rd December 1969
The Mayor of Barry (Alderman Ewart Morgan) and the Mayoress of Barry (Miss Eileen Morgan), with members of the Barry Branch of the British Sailors Society leave on a lifeboat on a Christmas visit to
The Mayor of Barry (Alderman C. T. Price) and local members of the British Sailors SocietyThe Mayor of Barry (Alderman C.T. Price) and local members of the British Sailors Society paid their annual Christmas visit to the men on board the Breaksea lightship in mid Bristol channel today
The Barry lifeboat RNLB Rachel and Mary Evans on her way back home after failing to land her passengers on the Breaksea lightship for the annual carol service. 23rd December 1966
Alnwick Shrove Tuesday Football Match, Tuesday 3rd March 1992
A game of bottle kicking in Hallaton, Leicestershire. 10th April 1944
Sergeant H. Clinker of Bexleyheath, and his gun crew, eat their Christmas dinner around their gun. The sit amid the rubble
In a 15th Century hotel in Canterbury, the ancient game of Bat and Trap is still regularly played in the summer evenings on the special court attached to the Beverley Inn by the locals
Nineteen year old Royal Navy stoker Benjamin Brown of HMS Drake is lifted by a constable and policeman to bump the boundary stone during the ancient Beating the Bounds custom taking place at
Life returns to normal in Sicilian towns occupied by the Allies. Civilians who fled from the battle zones have returned to their homes, harvesting is in full swing and people are going back to work
British troops stationed in the western Desert, North Africa, design their own Christmas cards to sent back to their loved ones back in Britain and elsewhere over the festive period
Lieutenant Frank S, Barrett of Dallas, Texas and Lieutenant Frank M. Cookson of Los Angeles, California are shown singing out at Easter Services on a Ninth Air Force base somewhere in England during
When the news was received that Sergeant J. H. Rank, pilot of an RAF Bomber, had seen awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal
British troops at a forward position in the Burmese jungle, celebrate Christmas with tinned plum pudding an extra rations of beer and cigarettes
Evacuated children in St Ives present Miss Hunt with gifts on her birthday during the Second World War. May 1945
German civilians stand and stare in awe, heads bowed as they watch Palm Sunday services being conducted by Army Chaplain for tank infantrymen
Fighting their way from station to station down the lonely single-track railway which is the only really passable track in the North Burma jungle country
British troops in Southern India were present at some of the celebrations held to mark the festival of " Dusserah" in honour of the Indian god Rama
All of the US batteries round the Cherbourg area in Normandy, Northern France, simultaneously fired a shell at 12 noon in commemoration of American Independence Day on 4th July 1944
The 28th November is Independence Day in Albania. On this day 32 years ago, the Albanian people were freed from Turkish rule On this occasion
Women members of the French Forces of the Interior march up Whitehall after placing a wreath on the Cenotaph. 15th November 1944
Pearly kings and queens in Covent Garden market, London. 9th May 1970
Children at the Victoria Settlement Day Nursery, Netherfield Road celebrate Halloween. Identical twins John and Tommy Walker, aged four, from Everton join in the fun. 31st October 1958
Young child pictured on her way to her First Communion, Rome, Italy, Thursday 23rd August 1956
Tees Dock. 11th April 1990
The Gur Mariner at Tees Dock. 11th April 1990
The Gur Mariner sails. 18th April 1990
Remembrance Day Service and Parade at Middlesbrough War Memorial Cenotaph, Teesside, Sunday 14th November 1976
The blessing of Folkestone Fisheries. The ceremony of blessing the fisheries in the fish market at Folkestone.The Bishop of Ontario preaches. A procession followed a previous church service
