When The Thames Froze Over ..

[Elina]

I've loved reading about this, I found it fascinating how enterprising they were. The pic download is particularly interesting as a first hand account. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524252/How-Londoners-celebrated-River-Thames-freezing-frost-fairs-ice.html

[Elina]

Frostiana .. or a history of the river Thames ( first link) pdf download .. http://www.google.co.uk/search?ie=UTF-8&source=android-browser&;hl=en-GB&q=frostiana+pdf&gfe_rd=cr&ei=04h4VZ_5Donj8wfYpoAw#hl=en-GB&;q=thames+frostiana+pdf

[Bathsheba]

Lina, I'd love for you to go for regression or whatever it's called,...I'm sure you'd find out you're in completely the wrong century ;)

x x

[Elina]

A pie e of gingerbread bought at the frost fair. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/when-winter-really-was-winter-the-last-of-the-london-frost-fairs-9100338.html

[Elina]

Haha! I'd probably be a serving wench Bath ;0)

[Elina]

The river couldn't be used in the normal way for trade, so they set up stalls to sell all sorts.

[tamborine]

1963 was last complete freeze in Windsor. 2012 was partial freeze in Eton.

http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorhistory/freeze63.html

[Bathsheba]

Lol @ serving wench! ;) x x

[Elina]

& the Thames freeze again in 1963! http://www.itv.com/news/2013-01-17/walking-on-the-thames-1963s-big-freeze-in-pictures/

[Elina]

:0)

[Elina]

Snap tambo! Those pics are amazing aren't they!

[stuey]

Some really fascinating and engrossing illustrations there. It'd be great to see the expressions of the people depicted if they could see what the Thames and its surroundings look like now. I'm wondering how the horses got traction on that ice; and if the bridge support columns were given any protection against the crushing force of the ice.

[tamborine]

2012 Eton freeze brought out a jaguar to lap water on edge of river, driving Tambo (avatar) into a frenzy.

[Elina]

Stuey, I thought exactly the same thing regards traction. Some people lost their lives as the ice thawed!

[Elina]

That pdf link .. (Frostiana publication) free download .. is particularly interesting & was sold at the time !

[Elina]

Really Tambo!!

[Peter Pedant]

// if the bridge support columns were given any protection against the crushing force of the ice.//

It took everyone by surprise Boxing day 1962
as far as I recollect everyone wandered around saying oo what is happening ?

[tamborine]

Truly. Think I mentioned it on AB at the time

[DTCwordfan]

How about Lake Windermere freezing over?

[tamborine]

Chain fencing is fitted at Eton bridge to control ice

[Elina]

I didn't know about that Dt.