Frozen Seas at Holme 1963

A series of postcards and photographs collected by Mrs Norah Green nee Maskell
Frozen sea at Holme 1963

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Ice floes at Holme beach 1963

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Frozen coastline at Holme 1963

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Beached ice floes at Holme 1963

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Ice on Holme beach 1963

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In 1963 a prolonged spell of extreme weather caused the seas around Britain to freeze on the coastline and estuaries, and the tidal movement broke the ice into quite sizable floes. Shown here are some views of the sea and beached ice floes off Holme-next-Sea beach.

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