Picture from the past: Big freeze of 1987
WHILE south Essex has enjoyed a mild winter, these snowy pictures of the estuary paint a very different picture.
The big freeze of 1987 with as captured in this picture of snow and ice on the estuary.
January 1987 saw a record-breaking cold snap - the coldest on record since 1740.
- Do you remember the big freeze? Leave your memories below.
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