National
February 14, 2021
LONDON: Parts of the River Thames froze over in London on Saturday as temperatures in Britain plummeted to sub-zero. The low temperatures, caused by a bitter chill from the Baltic, led to the river partially freezing over at Teddington Lock in south-west London. Birdlife were spotted enjoying the stretch as a temporary skating rink.
The frozen section of the river, which runs from the Thames Head in the Cotswolds through to the Thames Estuary in the North Sea is more susceptible to icing over as it is non-tidal ie water flows more slowly. The stretch has previously frozen over. In January 1963, the coldest winter for 200 years, the ice was thick enough for a man to cycle on the river near Windsor Bridge.