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1. The big freeze of February 1895: off Blackwall.
*The big freeze of February 1895: off Blackwall. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
2. The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton.
*The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
3. The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton.
*The big freeze of February 1895: off Charlton. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
4. The East India Dock Basin.
*The East India Dock Basin. The entrance basin is the only intact part of the former East India Docks complex. It has survived relatively unscathed, and has been transformed...
5. The big freeze of February 1895: below Limehouse.
*The big freeze of February 1895: below Limehouse. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
6. The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall.
*The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall. In February 1895 a prolonged cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. The lighters and barges on which the port depended were immobilized...
7. A symbol of London
*A symbol of London
8. Flensing the Whale: Dèpècement d'une Baleine.
*Flensing the Whale: Dèpècement d'une Baleine. Once dead, the whale was brought alongside ship and long strips, called 'blanket pieces', were cut from the carcass and hauled by block and tackle...
9. The Exmouth at Grays, 10 Feb 1895.
*The Exmouth at Grays, 10 Feb 1895. In January and February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc...
10. The big freeze in Greenwich Reach.
*The big freeze in Greenwich Reach. In February 1895, a severe cold spell created huge ice floes on the Thames. Although the river did not freeze over, the ice played havoc with the...
 
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