Francis Frith logo

The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith

An Historical Photographic Archive of National Importance

Call: +44 (0)1722 716 376
Sign-in or Register
Contact Us
Trustpilot
Sign-in or Register
Delivery Info Help Contact Us
US ($)
Choose A Francis Frith Shop
 UK (£) For UK & International delivery US ($) For US/Canada delivery
Call +44 (0)1722 716376
0 Items: View Basket
Shopping Basket
Trustpilot
  1. Home
  2. Blog
  3. Let it Snow!

Search the Archive

Explore all the places you remember!

Subscribe

Join the thousands who receive our regular doses of warming nostalgia! Have our latest blog posts and archive news delivered directly to your inbox. Absolutely free. Unsubscribe anytime.

Recent Blog Features

Read the 'Miniature Railways' Blog Feature

Miniature Railways

Photographic memories of the simple thrill of a ride on the miniature train. (read)

Read the 'At the Lido' Blog Feature

At the Lido

Nostalgic photographs and memories of summertime fun at the local lido (read)

Read the 'St George's Day' Blog Feature

St George's Day

Frith photographs to celebrate St George's Day (read)

Read the 'Easter Memories' Blog Feature

Easter Memories

Easter Memories (read)

See All Blog Features

Filter by Tags

See all Blog Features

Say Hello!

How to keep in touch with us.

Let it Snow!

Published on December 13th, 2021


The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow.
Old proverb

Will we have snow this Christmas? Perhaps... but if not, here is a seasonal selection of snow-scene photographs from The Francis Frith Collection to remind us what a frozen winter wonderland looks like in all its pristine glory! Some of these are nostalgic historical images in their original black and white version while others have been colour-tinted by hand in the old-fashioned style, and some are modern colour photographs which have been added to the Collection in more recent times.

We send season's greetings to all our customers and our best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

Aylesbury, Market Square 1901

Photo: Aylesbury, Market Square 1901.

Celerina, Ice Skating c.1937
O THE SNOW, the beautiful snow,
Filling the sky and the earth below!
Over the house-tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet,
Dancing,
Flirting,
Skimming along.
John Whitaker Watson (1824–1890), American journalist and poet

Photo: Celerina, Ice Skating c.1937.

Tisbury, Lawn Farm c.2005
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?
J. B. (John Boynton) Priestley (1894-1984), English novelist, playwright and broadcaster.

Photo: Tisbury, Lawn Farm c.2005.

Charfield, Snow Scene 1900
When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I'll know I'm growing old.
'Lady Bird' Johnson (1912- 2007), First Lady of the USA from 1963 to 1969.

Photo: Charfield, Snow Scene 1900.

Reigate, Park Lane In The Snow c.1900
The frost performs its secret ministry,
Unhelped by any wind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), English poet, from 'Frost at Midnight'.

Photo: Reigate, Park Lane In The Snow c.1900.

Oxford, Magdalen College Tower c.1910
Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), English poet.

Photo: Oxford, Magdalen College Tower c.1910.

Shaftesbury, Gold Hill 2004
The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects.
Persian proverb.

Photo: Shaftesbury, Gold Hill 2004.

Shottery, The Holly Gatherers 1910
The frost is here
And fuel's dear
And woods are sear,
And fires burn clear.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), from 'Winter'.

Photo: Shottery, The Holly Gatherers 1910.

Braemar, Clearing Snow From Cairnwell Pass 1879
There are two seasons in Scotland: June and winter.
Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor, born 1942.

Photo: Braemar, Clearing Snow From Cairnwell Pass 1879.

Glencoe, Black Rock Cottage And Buachaille Etive Mòr c.1980
Their wintry garment of unsullied snow
   The mountains have put on.
Robert Southey (1774-1843), English poet, from 'The Poet’s Pilgrimage'.

Photo: Glencoe, Black Rock Cottage And Buachaille Etive Mòr c.1980.

Swindon, Clearing Snow In High Street 1915
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672), American poet.

Photo: Swindon, Clearing Snow In High Street 1915.

Pantasaph, The Monastery In The Snow c.1935
Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese writer and poet.

Photo: Pantasaph, The Monastery In The Snow c.1935.

Reigate, Park Gate, Bell Street 1890
The future lies before you, like a field of fallen snow;
Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.
Author unknown

Photo: Reigate, Park Gate, Bell Street 1890.

Subscribe

Join the thousands who receive our regular doses of warming nostalgia! Have our latest blog posts and archive news delivered directly to your inbox. Absolutely free. Unsubscribe anytime.

Go back to the Blog Homepage