There was a hard frost on both Saturday and Sunday morning, and this Monday morning temperatures were at -2C as people set off to work.
The big cooling towers of Didcot A coal Power Station have been demolished, but the more efficient Didcot B gas Power Station was working hard – its lower cooling towers creating clouds of vapour.
There was cloud early in the morning.
The flood water from the River Thames appeared to be receding.
Sunrise showed through the clouds.
Frost can be seen on the grass and the dried stalks of riverside plants.
Flood pools had a film of ice but not thick enough for ice skating.
With a forecast of warmer days ahead, the possibility of ice skating in Abingdon looks remote. Later in the day the clouds cleared and temperatures reached 7C before cooling down by evening.
Wonderful pix, thank you Bystander
Thank you for the wonderful pictures. Real prize-winners!
Great photos,
The gannet is actually a cormorant.
Hi Trevor. Thanks. I removed the gannet comment on seeing that. I have problems with words sometimes. Need an editor. 🙂
I remember my dad telling me of the time that the Thames froze over enough at Kingston (Surrey) to walk across: this must have been in the 40s or 50s. It happened again in ’63 when I was 10, but I didn’t see it unfortunately: did this ever happen here?
https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/483343.walking-on-water-in-big-freeze-of-63/
….I see that it has!:
https://www-pinterest-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.pinterest.com/amp/pin/391531761349954027/
Oops: try this:
https://www.alamy.com/a-group-skating-on-the-frozen-river-thames-abingdon-bridge-abingdon-image60082589.html
Super photos Alastair.