The Great Freeze (1947)

Unissued / unused material. The Great Freeze Up - St. James’ Park, London. General view of the trees and grass covered with snow and ice during the harsh winter of 1947. Large flock of birds walking on ice covered lake. Various shots woman feeding swans standing on ice covered lake. M/S man shovelling snow from street gutters. C/U sign on door to football ground announcing cancellation of match because of weather. Various shots man (off-duty footballer?) wadding through snow on pitch, in front of goal. Item is cuts from Gazette issue 47/18. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Pa