LETTER: Does anyone remember the winter of 1962/63? - Bournemouth …
Feb 26, 2021 · LETTER: Does anyone remember the winter of 1962/63? In February 1963 buses and cars stranded on the ice-covered roads at the Bourne Avenue roundabout in …
When the River Stour froze for three months - Bournemouth …
Mar 5, 2014 · January 1963 was the coldest month of the 20th century. The Echo reported on January 1 that 14 inches of snow had fallen in the town in a few days. More than 50 …
The Winter of 1963 - Paraffin Winter
Day-by-day account showing contemporary news reports for weather conditions in the UK from December 62 to March 63.
Dorset's heavy snow in the winter of 1962/63 | Dorset Echo
Nov 30, 2020 · The 'siege by snow' started on the Saturday night when 70 passengers of two Bournemouth-bound coaches floundered through snowdrifts and a driving blizzard to seek …
LOOKING BACK: When Dorset was in the grips of the deadly winter …
Jan 5, 2016 · The winter of 1962/63 saw a cold spell grip the UK for several months. This winter was the coldest over England and Wales since 1740. Dorset experienced one of the worst …
PICTURES: Snow and ice in Dorset through the decades - Bournemouth …
Mar 8, 2018 · The winter of 1962-63 saw a big freeze that began with a December blizzard and lasted until March. January 1963 was the coldest month of the 20th century.
Great Freeze of 62/63 - theblandfordexpress.com
Feb 4, 2022 · There have been harsh winters since but nothing has quite compared with the Great Freeze of 1962/63. This long cold spell was reckoned to be the most severe in Dorset for two …
LOOKING BACK: The winter of 1962 and 1963 - readers' memories
Jan 12, 2016 · MEMORIES of the harsh winter of 1962/63 have come flooding in since last week. This was the winter when Britain really froze, with Dorset badly affected by extremely heavy …
Winter of 1962–1963 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
The winter of 1962–1963, known as the Big Freeze of 1963, was one of the coldest winters (defined as the months of December, January and February) on record in the United Kingdom. …
The big freeze of 1963 remembered - BBC News
Jan 24, 2013 · South Today has taken a look back in its archives at the winter of 1963 when a cold spell gripped the UK for several months. Viewers were also asked to send in their images …