Anniversary of "big freeze"
You might have thought that this past winter has been chilly - with a fair bit of snow - but it hardly compared to the winter people experienced 50 years ago. Read your memories of the big freeze of 1962/1963 here.
1963: The last time the River Humber froze over
Ian Burrett wrote to us and sent in these pictures of the winter of 1962/1963 - the last time that the River Humber completely froze over.
"I'm not sure how often the Humber freezes but it certainly hasn’t done it since 1963.
Amazing when you consider it is tidal and therefore salt water.
Light ships were trapped in the ice for months.
We could have walked the two miles to Lincolnshire."
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