Reprinted from The Times: Weather The winter of ’47: I’ve borrowed a balaclava helmet from Fred to wear in bed! This winter seems bad but the freeze of 1947, the worst in living memory, tested the resolve of war-weary Britons to the limit, The big freeze: Derbyshire bus stuck in a snow drift Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection… Continue reading We are into a cold snap, 2010, But —-
Month: November 2010
The Anchoress of Shere, Christine Carpenter
We had our very own Anchoress back in the 14th century. She lived in Ash and Willow cottages down by the Tillingbourne , the river which runs through the village, and her father was a carpenter by the name of William. Her name was Christine; the cottages are still there, lived in by generations of… Continue reading The Anchoress of Shere, Christine Carpenter