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Dust caused by drought. Tractor driver wears helmet and goggles. August 1937
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Tractor in a field near Denton, Kent. 1976
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The Water Board brings drinking water to residents of Bexley, Kent. August 1946
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London, April 16th 1980. The hot spell continues and one man in Sloane Square decided to let it all hang out, but kept his boots on!
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4 year old Jonathan Davies and the black poodle share ice cream at the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen, July 1958
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Hot enough to fry an egg on the path? These small children wanted to find out if it was true. June 1950
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RAF Cranwell Graduation ceremony. Some don't like it hot!<br>29th July 1983
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Small child trying to eat an ice cream cone on the hot sand. August 1949<br>
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Two sisters licking ice lollies on the beach at Bognor Regis. June 1960
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A plumber, dressed for the soaring temperatures, enters No 10 Downing Street. 24th July 1988
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Second day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Spectators wear hats made from newspapers as protection. 21st June 1960
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Summer Scenes at Whitley Bay man and woman paddling in sea<br>August 1948<br>
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Butlins Holiday Camp, Clacton on Sea, Essex - women waving on the fountain outside the main entrance.<br>18th May 1948
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Wimbledon<br>Gent combating the sizzling summer heat and his lady in a frilled white bonnet where both watching the play.<br>30 June 1961
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Four pretty girls getting ready for Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the open air theatre in Regent's Park, counter the heatwave by bathing their feet in a bowl of cooling water. (l-r) Jennifer Wilson (21) Mary Law (20) Amanda Fox (21) and Patricia Kneale (25). Production opens on 29th June - photo taken 26th June 1953.<br>©TopFoto
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Children enjoying all the amenities of the seaside in London. Two paddlers dashing through the spray in Bishops Park, Fulham.<br>
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Ice Cream for the Fruit pickers<br>The ice cream vendor does a steady trade throughout the day - on Kent fruit fields during the hot weather. This picture was taken on Whitehead's farm at St Mary's Cray, Kent, when raspberries were being picked.<br>26/6/52
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East End Open-Air Schoolchildren make the most of the heatwave.<br>The minimum of dress and maximum of fresh air and sun is the rule at the Bow Road Open-Air School in London's East End, where the pupils are revelling in the heatwave.<br>Photo Shows: The lightly-clad children at lessons in the open air at Bow Road.<br>May 26th 1937
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A picture of relaxation on Bournemouth sun-soaked beach is presented by these not-so-young holiday makers. <br>July 12th 1946
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The hot weather- Horses with sun bonnet.<br>15 May 1925<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br>
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Windmill Theatre, London : Girls combat the heat wave with a home made shower holding ladder is June Kennedy, on the top is Jeanne Weatherstone, in background is Penny Calvert, while lucky girl under the shower is Maureen O'Dea.<br>28 June 1949
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Man having a rest 1933<br>
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Heatwave Rush Children in St James Park London 7th August 1937
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Four children in heatwave dress regard the sweltering sentry at Buckingham Palce in silent sympathy 7th August 1937
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Egg and Spoon swimming race Victoria Park 7th August 1937
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Masses sun bathe at Victoria Park 7th August 1937
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Heat Wave threatens village with drought A resident drawing water from the village tap at Crendon Underwood Buckinghamshire 6th August 1937
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Children of the Santa Claus home in their heatwave dress in Waterlow Park Highgate London during Heatwave 6th August 1937
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As London swelters in a heat wave, Chelsea Footballers are thinking ahead towards the winter and have started their training. Photo Shows - The Chelsea players have a tactical talk. Coach Dave Sexton points to the miniature board, while manager Tommy Doherty sits in the centre of the group of players.<br>30th July 1963
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As Queen Elizabeth II rides by during the Trooping the Colour Ceremony at Horse Guards today one guard, overwhelmed by the heat, faints in the path of the oncoming Queen<br>14th June 1969
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A good book, a peaceful spot in the long grass in the sun, his sunglasses on the end of his nose, this young man asks for no more from life than to be left alone.<br>Dr. Banardo's Garden Home at Woodford - 28th July 1951
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Sleepy harvester - The sun is hot and helping with the harvest is hard work for a small boy, so Derek takes a nap among the corn stooks. 28th August 1951
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A rod a cushion a heatwave and a river to keep his legs cool this is the British workmans idea of a summer fishing holiday This picture was taken at Rye House on the River Les favourite haunt of Londons more humble rod and line experts 6th August 1937
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East End open air school children make the most of the heatwave - classroom lessons at Bow Road School in London - 26th May 1937
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Photo by John Hedgecoe - Woman sprayed with water from a garden hose<br>©2006 John Hedgecoe/TopFoto
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Eating ice cream<br>©2006 John Hedgecoe/TopFoto
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Dog wearing sunglasses and hat, Plaza de Armas, (Plaza Mayor), Lima, Peru
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shelters under a parasol to protect her from the sun during a Garden Party Tuesday July 15, 2003, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace - her official London residence. The UK is experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures in the capital reaching 30C in the capital.
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<br>HAZE IN CENTRAL LONDON RISES AS THE CURRENT HEATWAVE CONTINUES.<br>PH GEOFF CADDICK 07.08.03.
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National Pictures. A man paddles his feet in the fountains at Trafalgar Square on a hot summer's day.<br><br> 14 06 04.<br><br>Avery Cunliffe
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<br>A PAIR YOUNG SUNSEEKER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT HEATWAVE ON A BOAT ON THE SERPENTINE IN LONDON`S HYDE PARK THIS AFTERNOON.<br>PH GEOFF CADDICK 07.08.03.
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<br>HAZE IN CENTRAL LONDON RISES AS THE CURRENT HEATWAVE CONTINUES.<br>PH GEOFF CADDICK 07.08.03.
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file; beach weather/11/7/99/smm<br>watching a surf lesson on newquay's fistral beach today at the heatwave continues.<br><br>smmxxxx
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - Two brothers, ages four and five, cool off in a tub of water while their Jack Russell Terrier jumps for the hose water. August 2005 ©Dave LaBelle/The Image Works
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A Glass of Cold Drink with ice and a slice of lime. <br>Date: 06.09.2004. <br>Ref: B76_085590_0014 <br>COMPULSORY CREDIT: Richard Harding / uppa.co.uk
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Michael Smith of Stanford Le Hope, Essex, finds the ideal way to keep cool during London's heatwave as he walks through a crowded Leather Lane baring nearly all. Michael, who works for Western Union in the City, was hoping to raise over £1,000 for ITV's Telethon '90 by copying his company's television advert - 2 May 1990 -
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Sizzling Saturday temperatures not only stimulated sweat glands but also activated the ingenuity of these two youths. Unable to get away from the city, they decided to make the best of it and found the combination of a water tank on top of a building, reading matter, and jury-rgged hats a way to beat the plastering heat.<br>Photo shows soaked and sun-shaded, two men finding welcome relief in a water tank.<br>June 30th 1961
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Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summer's day, Barracks Lane, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1914. <br>Credit: Reproduced by permission of English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto
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London - Trafalgar Square in the heatwave - 1976
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London May 1990 Spring heatwave when temperatures soared to 82 degrees
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Otto the 3 year old great dane from Clerkenwell wears a sun hat to keep cool, as the heatwave in Britain continues
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The mist on Brighton beach. Health concerns were raised as the heatwave caused high levels of summer smog in many parts of the country. High ozone pollution was recorded by the UK National Air Quality Archive in many parts of London, including Westminster, Kensington, Southwark and Wandsworth, which all registered seven on a scale to 10.
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The temperature in the middle of Parliament Square, central London nudges 100F on the hottest day of the year, as the heatwave across Britain continues
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People enjoy the River Swale in Richmond, cooling off after another day of high temperatures. Britain s heatwave could peak with record temperatures, setting a new all-time high for the country s hottest day. Yesterday the mercury levels soared to the year s warmest day so far, with 34.8C (95F) in Jersey, beating July 15 s high of 33.6C (91F) at Wisley in Surrey. The sizzling temperatures have seen sun-lovers flock to the country s beaches but for commuters the rail misery which has accompanied the heatwave looks set to continue.
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Ruth Matheson, from Thurso, cools down with a drink in a pile of ice at the Scrabster ice factory, Scrabster, Scotland<br><br><br>07/08/03 : Scots sun-seekers won t be disappointed as weather forecasters were predicting yet another day of glorious sunshine. Experts said the fine, dry weather was expected to last until Sunday at least, although temperatures are likely to fall short of the all-time Scottish record of 32.8C (91F) set way back in 1908. Today it was to be slightly cooler in the west with most of the sunshine in the east.
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Chimpanzees Bonnie and Elvis enjoy a block of fruit filled ice as temperatures soared at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in Bedfordshire.
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Teenagers leap from the sea wall to cool down in Brighton, West Sussex, as temperatures soared across the country. The scorching weather is set to continue for at least another two weeks, with millions of Britons heading for beaches, parks and beer gardens.<br>Some parts of the country were expected to be even hotter than Barbados, where Prime Minister Tony Blair is currently enjoying time off with his family.<br>Britain has already seen the third warmest June and July for the last 100 years.
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Fay Cotton (left) and Hayley Brown, both 17 and from Sutton Coldfield, cool off in the Centenary Square Fountain in Birmingham city centre. The heatwave gripping Britain was continuing, with temperatures in parts of the country expected to reach 32C (90F).
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Dan Rubino listens to a radio while cooling off in the Long Island Sound in West Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday 7/2/2002. ©Arnold Gold/The New Haven Register/The Image Works
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A hot summers day in England. Guests enjoying a garden party. 2002
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Finsbury Square, London<br>During the heatwave of 1976
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During the recent phenominal heat experienced in new York, which created a 66 year old record, the canine population found it as difficult to keep a cool head as did the humans. Here, Whitey the dog emulates his master to show that he can lick the heat and an ice cream cone at the same time.
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A man enjoying an ice cream at the seaside in Brighton
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Tourists cool off in the fountain in Trafalgar Square as temperatures soar to 30 degrees
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New York City, Cooling off at an open hydrant<br>©Alan Carey/The Image Works Image # BCAR5249
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