Heat Wave Collection

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

The Road to Ascot / 1846
A sketch on the road to Ascot. The summer of 1846 was a particularly hot one bringing that awful accompaniment - dust !

London Heatwave 1989
Londoners sunbathing in Soho Square during a heatwave, which lasted for several weeks. Date: 1989

WE DAREN T WASTE IT by W. Heath Robinson
A variety of ingenious inventions and machines designed to help people cope and keep cool during an August heatwave. Please note

Ramsgate Beach
A busy day on the beach during the August heatwave - you can barely see the sand in between the people!

Firemen spraying ducks

Making ice lollies during the heat wave, , Stockholm, Sweden 24/7 1943 Date: 24th July 1943

Iceman
The Iceman has a lot to do during the heat wave in Stockholm, Sweden, 24/7 1943 Date: 24th July 1943

Analysis of the weather of 1911
A chart analysing the extraordinarily hot weather experienced during the summer of 1911, which saw 660 hours of sunshine in three months. Date: 1911

SUN LOTION
Heatwave beauty hint - beware of blistered arms! Sun tan oil rubbed into the arms and neck before exposure to the sun, will avoid blistering and produce a smooth, even tan! Date: 1930s

Devonshire Cottages
Lovely old thatched cottages, with their windows flung wide open during a summer heatwave, in the village of Branscombe, between Beer and Sidmouth, Devon, England. Date: 19th century

Mechanical Cooling
A " punkah" -type ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan operated by foot pedals

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