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In the winter, however, the creek is a brooding, atmospheric place, with the massed trees hanging heavily over the dark waters of the River Lerryn and many of the cottages empty.

In the same year they purchased the glass Winter Garden from Torquay, dismantled it and erected it beside the pier entrance.

The most disastrous was the winter storm of 1808, which destroyed most of the stone pier and the neighbouring sea front.

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes. The Crystal Palace became a paradise for Londoners keen to escape the dirt and the grime.

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

The tracery of the rose window is of an intricate design, and its Victorian glass is especially attractive when seen, lit from within, from the market square on winter evenings.

The Winter Garden was a miniature Crystal Palace, 126 feet by 136 feet, with glazed arcades and a domed glass roof. The fountain and statue in the fernery (centre) was made by Joseph Durham in 1868.

There are now several other venues for live entertainment in the town, including the Winter Gardens, home of the world-famous Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Although expected to be able to withstand the elements on this exposed stretch of coast, it was badly damaged by gales in the winter of 1900, and was finally dismantled by Bournemouth

Among later visitors to the village was Robert Louis Stevenson: while spending a winter here he wrote 'Treasure Island'.

Winter Hill is a noted beauty spot on the Berkshire side with views along the Thames. The hill rises about 180 feet above the river and gives superb views of the valley below.

The thatched roofs are of reed harvested from Wicken Fen in the winter months. Another harvest from the fen was buckthorn, vital for charcoal.

The complex was demolished in 1991 after being severely damaged by gales during the previous winter.

back to medieval times when the population of a hamlet cleared land, usually sufficient to make one or two fields, for crops.They would sow oats in spring which were harvested late, followed by a winter

One of the pubs in the village is called the Kremlin - most appropriate in a cold winter.

They would sow oats in spring which were harvested late, followed by a winter crop of rye. Royds Moor is named after a royd cleared for crops probably around the mid 12th century.

In summer the dust would fly as horses and carts pressed their way through, and in winter the rains would turn it into a quagmire. On the right is Colman Stores – 'China and Glass, Furniture'.

In 1895 Elder Dempster had introduced an Avonmouth-Quebec-Montreal summer service, with winter sailings calling at Halifax and St John's, New Brunswick.

In the winter, it is a favourite visiting-place for wild-fowl, and it is popular in the season for fishermen.

The Winter Gardens to the left have been compared to a giant green- house where summer could be enjoyed the year long.

According to the Rev Kilvert's diary of 1873, couples on their way to evening services in winter followed a practical though unusual local tradition:'My Mother says that at Dursley, when ladies and

To the left is Winter Lane with the 17th-century Castle Acre on the corner, built in stone with stone roof slates.

As the town was important, its Charter allowed four of these Fair Days—3 April, 1 May, 5 July and 10 October, which was also the Winter Fair and Hiring Day.

One such attack was made against Lydney, where Sir John Winter, Royalist commander in the Forest of Dean, lived in the heavily fortified White House.