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| Picture No | 10270904 |
| Date | 1947 |
| Description | Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947 |
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A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain. At Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a boatman is pictured rescuing his dinghy from the encircling ice which makes the Thames Estuary look more like a Polar landscape. Only by moving their craft every twenty-four hours could boat owners hope to ensure that they would escape damage from ice pressure.
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| Source | Photograph in The Sphere, 8 Feburary 1947, p.186 bottom |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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