This week as high temperatures send Britons flocking to beaches, parks and beer gardens, thoughts turn to the most famous heatwave of all - the Summer of 1976.

The record for the hottest June temperature of 35.6C was set in 1976 in Southampton

It's hotting up in the UK with experts predicting we could see the hottest ever day on record this week. And it was a similar story 50 years ago as temperatures soared during the…