Great Frost of 1683–84

The Great Frost of 1683–1684 was a frost across England, reported as the worst in its history.^[1] During the Frost, the surface of the River Thames was reported as frozen to the depth of one foot (30 cm).^[2] The Great Frost enabled one of the River Thames frost fairs.^[1] Entertainment on the frozen Thames as result of the Great Frost began the career of Chipperfield's Circus.^[2] A Great Frost Fair was also held in Leeds, when the River Aire froze solid for a month allowing a fair with an ox-roast and sports to take place, as described by Ralph Thoresby.^[3]

Contemporary painting by Abraham Hondius of the Frost Fair of 1683–84

References

^ ^a ^b Williams, Rob (17 November 2013). "The 10 worst British winters ever - 1. The winter of 1684". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ian Sansom (15 May 2010). "Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ Mitchell, W. R. (2000). A History of Leeds. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 52. ISBN 1 86077 130 0.

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Contemporary reports of the 1683-1684 frost

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[The_Independent_-_17_November_2013_-_The_10_worst_British_winters_ever_-_1._The_winter_of_1684-1] Williams, Rob (17 November 2013). "The 10 worst British winters ever - 1. The winter of 1684". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[The_Guardian_-_15_May_2010_-_Great_dynasties_of_the_world:_The_Chipperfields-2] Ian Sansom (15 May 2010). "Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[Mitchell-3] Mitchell, W. R. (2000). A History of Leeds. Chichester: Phillimore. p. 52. ISBN 1 86077 130 0.

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