POV: You’re shopping on the frozen Thames · Frost Fair 1684
You're shopping on the frozen Thames · Frost Fair 1684
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Winter 1683–84: the Thames froze solid for two months and London held a fair on the ice — with a printing press, an ox roast and 11 inches of ice. Here's why it froze then and can't now.
Frost fair, frozen Thames, the Great Frost of 1683 / 1684, the Little Ice Age, Old London Bridge, the last frost fair of 1814.
Time & Space · Ep. 13
Visuals are AI reconstructions; research & narration by Eli. Sources in the pinned comment.
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Sources and further reading are listed in the full story: The Thames Frost Fair of 1684: When London Held a Market on a Frozen River
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The Thames Frost Fair of 1684: When London Held a Market on a Frozen River
In the winter of 1683–84 the River Thames froze solid for two months and Londoners built a fair on the ice — with a printing press and an ox roast. Here's why it froze then, and can't now.
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