World Record Collection

Donald Campbell, Coniston Water, Lancashire, pictures taken on the day of his death, 4th January 1967. Campbell was killed when Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated at a speed in excess of 300 mph

Ethel Granger shows off her 14 inch waist, the smallest in the world, in her hometown of Peterborough. 14th June 1957

A woman wearing the longest eye lashes in the world. 19th January 1968

Stunt driver Mick Stirrups drove his Zephyr car off a ramp and cleared nineteen cars to break the British record at the Thanet Raceway, Kent

Stunt driver Mick Stirrups comes down to earth with a crash after tying to leap over twenty four cars. The 35-year-old nose dived into the wrecks on the end of the line

A woman wearing the longest eye lashes in the world, smoking a cigarette. 19th January 1968

Donald Campbell, Coniston Water, Lancashire, 4th January 1967

Recovery Boat on Coniston Water, Lancashire, pictures taken on the day of Donald Campbells death, 4th January 1967. Campbell was killed when Bluebird K7 flipped

Rescue / Recovery Boat returns to dock, Donald Campbell, Coniston Water, Lancashire, pictures taken on the day of his death, 4th January 1967

Donald Campbell races across Coniston Water during one of his two runs today, 7th November 1957, in which he raised his own world water speed record to 239.07 miles an hour

Donald Campbell takes Bluebird K7 on a run at Coniston Water, 24th October 1958. 24th October 1958

Donald Campbell takes Bluebird for a run at Goodwood in Sussex, 21st July 1960. Campbell hopes to set up a new land speed record of more than 400 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

Donald Campbell breaks the World Water Speed Record at Coniston Water, 19th September 1956. He set a record of 225.63 mph, nine miles faster than his previous world record set on Lake Mead, Nevada

Donald Campbell launches Bluebird K7 on Ullswater for tests, 8th February 1955. He set a record of 202.15 mph (324 km/h), beating the previous record by some 24 mph (39 km/h) held by Stanley Sayres

Donald Campbell breaks the Water Speed Record in Bluebird K7 on Ullswater, 23rd July 1955. Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird

Peter Beufort from Llandaff, Cardiff is the world record Bog Snorkler and is about to go in the Guiness book of Records. 26th August 1998

Peter Beumont from Llandaff, Cardiff. World record Bog Snorkler. in action. 1990 s

Even the shortest cycle ride becomes a long haul with the quatrodecimalopede. The thing, after all, is ten yards long. It is a machine, made, obviously

Anniversary- On this Day 23rd July 1955 British speed enthusiast Donald Campbell breaks the world water speed record on Ullswater in the Lake District

Mrs Guy of Stroud Gloucestershire seen here in training to recapture the title of International Rolling Pin Champion. She lost her title two years ago

Jon Pal Sigmarrson with Worlds biggest whisky bottle 1987

Richard Branson Virgin boss and Per Lindstrand seen here in Japan preparing to attempt the first crossing of the Pacific by Hot Air Balloon. December 1990

The Hustler beat the previous Tokyo-London flight record - by an RAF Canberra bomber in 1957 by nine hours. The B58 Hustler taxiing in at Greenham Common, Berks, after its historic flight

Entertainment: Stout Banner Forbett seen here setting the record for sitting still on a cycle still Cyclist record. May 1953 D3627

Speed King Malcolm Campbell seen here in "Bluebird"
Speed King Malcolm Campbell seen here in " Bluebird" during trials at Lake Coniston 1949 019734/4

Charity Aircraft Pull. A British Airways Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet is pulled along the tarmac tug-of-war style at London Heathrow Airport, 11th May 1988

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