Mini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb Size:Large: 7 x 5in Aerial view of people shopping

Aerial view of people shopping for Christmas presents at Petticoat Lane market

Tommy Cooper opening the Oasis outdoor swimming pool in Holborn for the season

28th June 1929

looking south towards Isle of Dogs with the River Lea on the left

Mini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb Size:Large: 7 x 5in Aerial view of people shoppingMini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb, Honiton, Devon, 1975. Spectators watch as the car, driven by Vic Board, prepares to take a sharp bend. The Mini Cooper caught the motoring world's imagination during the 1960s, notching up many Rally successes. The Cooper S originally appeared in 1963 powered by a 1071cc engine, with a more powerful 1275cc engine being introduced in 1964.