In Pictures: Heatwave of 1976
The record-breaking summer of 1976 has become ingrained in British social history and scorched in our collective memory.
On 23 June, the sun began to blaze down, heralding a heatwave which would last for 10 sweltering weeks. Temperatures peaked at 36 degrees Centigrade (97 Fahrenheit in old money).
Here’s what Britain looked like back in that summer.
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