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Gallery Package - The Winter of 1947


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London. A big snow clearance has been started by Westminster City Council. <br>March 8th 1947
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Village in Gleisla (Fortar, Dalnamer, Fulchan) Angus. Cut off cross for aircraft target to hit withsupplys.<br>6th March 1947
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Heavy winter snow drifts blocked many roads as shown here.<br>1940's
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Loaves of bread to be dropped at the Noranside Sanatorium near Forfar are packed into sacks at Dominie air station 3 March 1947
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Aerial view showing the snowbound Ayr Stranraer Train near Glenwhilly Scotland 17 March 1947 Passengers spend third night in train which was snowbound
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Snowbound bus at Moorside Near Oldham.<br>6 Feburary 1947
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Snowed up Chapel-on-sea le Frith to Buxton Road, Derbyshire. Bus in backgroud with own Plough.<br>5 February 1947
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Winter Snow in Kent 1947<br>
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Eynsford Kent 1947<br>
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Ploughman and his horse Wrotham Kent 1947<br>
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Wrotham Hill Kent when several lorries were temporarily abandoned because of bad snow conditions 1947
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Winter Snow 1947<br>
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From the air showing houses snowed up Brynmawr Breconshire 1947<br>
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Houses in Market Street Mottram where channels were dug to allow children to return home 1947
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Through a snow ravine when a way had been cut through from Meopham to Gravesend the sides of the difts resembled a ravine. note the sign post 1947<br>
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Fishing Vessels, motor boats and barges held in fast by ice in Whitstable Harbour Kent 1947<br>
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Car snowed in a deep drift at Standedge near Manchester 1947<br>
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Struggling through the winter snow Mr Hawks of Bedhurst Village delivery milk 30 January 1947<br>
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Tropical plants amongst Artic conditions provide this unusual picture on Plymouth Hoe 1947<br>
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Londoners in the Snow 1947<br>Buckingham Palace in background
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Snow in Trafalgar Square London 1947<br>
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Snow covered Woodhead Yorkshire railway station at standstill 7 February 1947
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Housewives queuing for food put on a brave face for the camera<br>In 1947 every woman in Britain was spending at least one hour every day waiting in the queue<br>Coping with shortages<br>Housewives shop in the snow<br>A scene at Catford
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Mammoth snowdrifts block kentish roads like this one on the Rochester Bridgewood Road<br>26th February 1947
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Winchmore Hill railtrack in January 1947.
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Young girl testing the ice next to a sign from HM Office of Works - &quotDanger - Any person going on the ice is liable to a fine of five pounds"<br>20 February 1947
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Schoolboy stands in front of a frozen water main, Coniston, 1947
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Fen skating championships. The Amateur Championship of Great Britain (for the King Edward VII Cup and the Professional Champsionship (for the Championship scarf) were held by the National Skating Association of Great Britain on Bury Fen, near St Ives, Hunts. For the first time in the history of the contests, which were last held ten years ago, there was serious opposition to the tradiitonal superioty of the Fenmen from entrants from the London ice rinks. One of the day's fastest times was put up by H. Howes of Aldwych Club. Here he is at speed on Bury Fen. His time was 4 minutes 59 secs<br>19th February 1947
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Ploughing in snowstorm<br>January 1947
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Men clearing the Gravesend-Meopham Road (Kent) which was in some places completely blocked by Snow drifts up to four foot deep.<br>January 27th 1947<br><br>
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Men digging out a car on the Rainham-Maidstone Road where the snow was 20 feet deep in parts.<br>January 30th 1947<br>
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Men digging out a car on the main Lincoln Grimsby Road where the snow has been drifting in isolated patches.<br>6th February 1947<br>
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Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow.<br>1947<br>
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Windmill in white after early snow.<br>Surrounded by a carpet of crisp powdery snow, this windmill at Wrotham, Kent, makes a 'Christmas Card' scene. November 1947
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Houses in Market Street, Mottram, where channels were dug to allow children to return home. Many people have not opened their door since the blizzard that raged in the Midlands and North last night.<br>5 February 1947 <br>
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Low level attack! Deep snow at London Airpot (Heathrow) brought flights to a standstill. Here a group of BOAC air hostesses attack the Station Deputy Superintendent in the lunch hour. 30th January 1947
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Snowfalls block Scottish Raods. A snow plough clears the road near Blackford, Perthshire. 13th January 1947
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Jet clears the snow drifts from the rail lines near Grantham. 24th Feb. 1947
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Snow plough in the City of London, being used for the first time in 40 years.
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Happy children in the snow. Winter 1947
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