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The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall.
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| The big freeze of February 1895: below Blackwall. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H4966 |
| Description: 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. Only larger steamers could pass through the river. This shot shows several lighters trapped in the ice below Blackwall. |
| Creator: William Bartier |
| Date: February 1895 |
| Credit line: Tower Hamlets Local History Library Collection | |
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