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It was the first outlet for fun following the long winter after Christmas festivities.

A good example of the ferocity of winter storms was in 1990, when waves were breaking over the 70-foot tower of the Bickford Smith Institute in the background.

There is an attractive causeway across the Loose stream which is sometimes covered by flowing water in the winter.?

The Kibble Palace, the largest glasshouse in Britain, is now a Winter Garden, but was formerly used for public meetings and concerts.

Here, in freezing winters, Londoners enjoyed skating on the pond.

Constructed in 1896 beside the Winter Gardens, the axle alone accounted for 30 of its 1,000 tons.

A later view, shows the Winter Gardens now completing the arc of guest houses and other buildings that overlook the wide promenade.

Here winter game plans hatched in the local pub can produce unlikely heroes, or fall apart in minutes.

This winter view was taken from St John's-in-the-Vale, and also shows Lonscale Fell to the right.

For centuries the Severn has been notorious for flooding during the winter months, and much of the lower-lying land is protected with flood defences.

In June 1878, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Owen, travelled to Blackpool to open the Winter Gardens.

The Winter Gardens opened in 1874.

Many local fishermen spent the lean time in the winter and summer evenings crafting detailed sailing boats to sell during the next summer season.

The Winter Gardens opened in 1874.

The town also boasts winter gardens, a swimming pool, dancing, and golf.

The cars have been replaced with trees (complete with a huge wagtail roost in winter).

Many of the terraces would have been built by local speculators as lodgings for visitors - the mildness and salubriousness of the climate made the town popular as a winter residence.

Mill Bank, or simply 'Loftus Bank', forms the approach to Loftus from Carlin How and, to this day, tests the skills of even the most careful driver, particularly in the winter months.

Situated below Winter Hill on Rivington Moor, Adlington developed as a textile town before the advent of the railway because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which runs

The White Bull inn dates from the 18th century, and still believes in a roaring coal or log fire in winter.

The esplanade at Freshwater Bay is a favourite place to stroll on long summer days, though in the winter it serves as a sturdy defence against wild weather and channel gales.

The hay would later be stacked before being taken to a hay barn to be stored as winter feed for the livestock.

The path, one of the most popular in the Peak District National Park, is now boarded on this section, which often floods in the winter rains.

The river floods in the winter, and can rise up to the height of the walls.