1946 Ice floes on the River Thames
April 22, 2026
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as posted by the channelDate: 3rd March 1946
Location: United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: River Thames:
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RIVER HUMBER Mass of drifting pack-ice. Sheets of ice in Hull docks prevents many ships entering or leaving.
ICE AND ICEBREAKERS River Thames frozen over. Locks not in action. Shots of the River Humber one mass of floating pack-ice. Shots of Whitstable where ice covers the mud banks. Tug and barge plough their way through ice and into the harbour. Skating on the pond in St. James's Park
SKATING Skating in St. Jame's Park
ST. JAME'S PARK Skating on pond in St. James's Park
RIVER THAMES Thames frozen over. Lock-keepers standing idle. Dog running on the ice. Shots of barge ploughing its way through ice.
WHITSTABLE Ice floes cover the mud banks and tug and barge force their way into the harbour
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