Magical photos of Merseyside blanketed in snow in years gone by
Brilliant photos that are bound to stir some memories
Temperatures have plummeted in Merseyside in recent days with sleet and snow sweeping across the region.
The Met Office has confirmed that the yellow and amber warnings in place mean that the heavy snow forecast is "likely to cause significant disruption on Friday." Disruption includes travel delays on roads, cancellations to public transport and power cuts.
People are being warned severe travel disruption and delays after heavy snow fall across Merseyside last night and in the early hours of the morning and a number of local schools have already announced they are closed for the day.
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As we brace ourselves for the cold and snowy day ahead, we've delved into our archives to find photos of Merseyside blanketed in snow in years gone by
From classic images decades ago to photographs of snow from recent years - these are bound to stir some memories.
For beautiful, historic images from the past have a look at memorylane.co.uk/ and see what you can discover
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A photo brought in by Mr George Bentley of the sea at Southport, which froze over entirely during the Big Freeze in the winter of 1962/3
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The Big Freeze saw countless vehicles stranded and towns and villages cut off, this is an ambulance slipping off Dorking Road on December 31st as a blizzard struck the country
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An afternoon walk on the park lake. The overnight fall of snow ruined skating chances on Sefton Park lake but many people had the experience of walking on the lake. The Parks Department allowed this for the first time in 15 years. Liverpool, Merseyside. January 21, 1963
(Image: Mirrorpix)3 of 36![Photos from the ECHO's archive show when it used to really snow in Merseyside]()
Photos from the ECHO's archive show when it used to really snow in Merseyside
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Snow on Merseyside in years gone by
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Liverpool snow nostalgia
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Snow being blown onto local cars
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Snow in Sefton Park, January 9, 1959
(Image: Liverpool Echo)8 of 36![A snow-covered policeman on duty in Liverpool city centre, January 1964.]()
A snow-covered policeman on duty in Liverpool city centre, January 1964
9 of 36![Huddled up against the winter snow, shoppers in a strangely quiet Church Street during the morning. February 11, 1985]()
Huddled up against the winter snow, shoppers in a strangely quiet Church Street during the morning. February 11, 1985
(Image: Mirrorpix)10 of 36![Speke Airport, Liverpool, Merseyside. January 1, 1979]()
Speke Airport, Liverpool, Merseyside. January 1, 1979
(Image: Mirrorpix)11 of 36![The bleak scene at the Pier Head as the snow gets a grip. Liverpool, February 6, 1968]()
The bleak scene at the Pier Head as the snow gets a grip. Liverpool, February 6, 1968
(Image: Mirrorpix)12 of 36![Walkers on the snow covered Southport Beach, Merseyside, February 27, 2018]()
Walkers on the snow covered Southport Beach, Merseyside, February 27, 2018
(Image: Mirrorpix)13 of 36![The severe winter weather was not restricted to Surrey. Here, a boat is locked ice locked in ice at Sankey and St Helens Canal near Warrington, Cheshire, in March 1947]()
The severe winter weather was not restricted to Surrey. Here, a boat is locked ice locked in ice at Sankey and St Helens Canal near Warrington, Cheshire, in March 1947
(Image: Mirrorpix)14 of 36![Church Street, almost deserted at the height of Liverpool's blizzard. March 4, 1965]()
Church Street, almost deserted at the height of Liverpool's blizzard. March 4, 1965
(Image: Mirrorpix)15 of 36![Sliding to school in the snow in Anfield as winter casts a surprising bite. January 24, 1990]()
Sliding to school in the snow in Anfield as winter casts a surprising bite. January 24, 1990
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