13 Things Every British Family Did to Survive a Heatwave in the 1970s
British houses were built to trap heat, not release it, so when the record-breaking heatwaves of the 1970s hit, families were living inside brick ovens with no air conditioning to save them. From damp sheets in the windows to shared bathwater and homemade fans, these are the 13 clever, almost forgotten survival rituals that got a whole generation through Britain's hottest summers. And the psychology behind why each one actually worked.
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