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The Winter Garden was a miniature Crystal Palace, 126 feet by 136 feet, with glazed arcades and a domed glass roof.

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

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

This celebrated and fashionable winter resort occupies the northern corner of Tor Bay, and is securely sheltered from all winds, except those from the south-east.

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.

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the water meadows of the Ouse; the sunsets from here on a winter's evening are wonderful.

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes.

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.

Winter Hill is a noted beauty spot on the Berkshire side with views along the Thames.

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

The thatched roofs are of reed harvested from Wicken Fen in the winter months.

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.

They would sow oats in spring which were harvested late, followed by a winter crop of rye.

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

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

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

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

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

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

It made sense at this time of year to slaughter the cattle and other livestock for salting, pickling and drying to last through the winter.

In the manner of a number of older village churches, All Saints stands clear of the original village and incomers find this rather puzzling, that is until the river floods in winter.