The River Thames frost fairs were held on the tideway of the River Thames in London, England in some winters, starting at least as early as the late 7th...

(30 cm). The Great Frost enabled one of the River Thames frost fairs. Entertainment on the frozen Thames as result of the Great Frost began the career of...

is called hardening. 1683–1684, "The Great Frost", when the Thames, hosting the River Thames frost fairs, was frozen all the way up to London Bridge...

Snow Sculpture Festival - held in Harbin, Heilongjiang England River Thames frost fairs - formerly held in London, England between the 17th century and...

85. "Frost Fairs, London, UK". BBC. 11 March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2007. "London, River Thames and Tower...

from freezing in London as it had in earlier times (see River Thames frost fairs). On 20 January 283 workers had to be rescued by RAF helicopters from...

9 °F) in August 2003, down to −16.1 °C (3.0 °F) in January 1962. River Thames frost fairs Climate of the United Kingdom Also called marine west coast. Mid-latitude...

River Thames frost fair was in 1608 and the last in 1814. Changes to the bridges and the addition of the Thames Embankment have affected the river's flow...

the crimes and misdemeanors he's prepared to indulge." River Thames frost fairs - Winter fair held between 17th to 19th century during more severe British...

1888 Northwest United States cold wave Arctic dipole anomaly River Thames frost fairs Polar front Polar vortex Siberian Express Snow in Florida Volcanic...

Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe. 1814 – The last of the River Thames frost fairs comes to an end. 1848 – Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe...

exposed position outside the coach during the harsh winters (see River Thames frost fairs). The guard was supplied with a timepiece and a posthorn, the former...

and events such as the River Thames frost fairs held on frozen lakes and rivers in the 17th and 18th centuries. The River Thames was made more narrow and...

British soldiers burn the White House. Last River Thames Frost Fair was held, which was the last time the river froze. Gas lighting introduced in London...

the River Thames. The problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the Thames. The...

Arctic oscillation Maunder minimum Great Frost of 1683–84 Great Frost of 1709 Little Ice Age River Thames frost fairs "Frozen Strait". The Columbia Gazetteer...

eɪt/) is a small island. It is especially used to refer to river islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England. Aits are typically formed...

Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding...

world's first public gasworks nearby. 1814 14 January: The last River Thames frost fair takes place. 12 February: A fire destroys the Custom House. 21...

1867 as an operator of wharves and warehouses on the south bank of the River Thames. The name can be traced to Alexander Hay, who acquired a brewhouse there...

of the Queen's Walk Embankment, containing a frieze depicting the Thames frost fairs. Cycle Superhighway 7 runs along the bridge. Southwark Bridge appears...

5.8 miles (9.3 km) west south-west of Charing Cross in a bend of the River Thames. Its built environment includes a wide variety of convenience and arts...

Hungerford Market is built in Westminster. 1683 12 December: The River Thames frost fair begins, and lasts for several months. The Chipperfield's Circus...

CET series with an average of −2.9 °C or 26.8 °F allows the last River Thames frost fair in London. 26 January – Actor Edmund Kean makes his London debut...

gentleman with a suit trimmed in gold lace. In January 1684, a frost fair was held on the Thames, which had frozen solid enough not only to walk on, but to...

well as the tidal portions of the Housatonic River, Quinnipiac River, Connecticut River, and Thames River. It includes the southern sections of the state's...

is a road bridge at Kingston upon Thames in south west London, England, carrying the A308 across the River Thames. It joins the town centre of Kingston...

carrying the A4 road over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Bray...

12 December – start of exceptional cold spell. The River Thames freezes, allowing a frost fair to be held (pictured). Wild boars are hunted to extinction...

of the slow moving and meandering river Thames allowing it to freeze during the winter months complete with frost fair so that Londoners were able to simply...