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| + | The record breaking winter of 1947 set in on 23<sup>rd</sup> January after a mild start to the year. Snow fell every day, somewhere in the country, for 55 days. Driving easterly winds built deep drifts everywhere. | ||
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| + | The whole village of Lacey Green was completely cut off, roads were completely blocked and people walked on the hedges. Snowploughs only came as far as Bomber Command at Walters Ash. The frost penetrated so deeply that the mains water pipes froze. The black Horse and surrounding properties were without water for weeks on end. Icicles hung from gutters over two feet long. The children built snowmen, played snowballs and made slides on the ice, the adventurous walking on the frozen ponds. Many layers of clothes were worn but that didn’t prevent terrible chilblains on fingers and toes, which were common anyway, even in mild winters. | ||
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| + | The winter broke in mid-March, causing much flooding. Fortunately that was not such a big problem on the hills. Even so the melt water was known to have carried off whole stacks of hay and straw. | ||
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| + | That winter caused much loss of wildlife, the birds taking a particularly heavy knock. {{Social Snapshot | ||
|Year=1947 | |Year=1947 | ||
|Village=Lacey Green | |Village=Lacey Green | ||
|Socialperiod=Category:1940's | |Socialperiod=Category:1940's | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 23 October 2020
WATER MAINS FREEZE
The record breaking winter of 1947 set in on 23rd January after a mild start to the year. Snow fell every day, somewhere in the country, for 55 days. Driving easterly winds built deep drifts everywhere.
The whole village of Lacey Green was completely cut off, roads were completely blocked and people walked on the hedges. Snowploughs only came as far as Bomber Command at Walters Ash. The frost penetrated so deeply that the mains water pipes froze. The black Horse and surrounding properties were without water for weeks on end. Icicles hung from gutters over two feet long. The children built snowmen, played snowballs and made slides on the ice, the adventurous walking on the frozen ponds. Many layers of clothes were worn but that didn’t prevent terrible chilblains on fingers and toes, which were common anyway, even in mild winters.
The winter broke in mid-March, causing much flooding. Fortunately that was not such a big problem on the hills. Even so the melt water was known to have carried off whole stacks of hay and straw.
That winter caused much loss of wildlife, the birds taking a particularly heavy knock.
| 1947 A Bitter Winter | |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Village | Lacey Green |
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| Social Period | Category:1940's |