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What Snow?
WELL it is about time we had
some snow in Southport and Formby, and our wish came true... for
a few hours at least yesterday. As Liverpool and the rest of the
UK battled snow drifts and snow storms closed roads, airports
and schools, many in the north part of Merseyside were puzzled
by the news. We looked out and yes, it was cloudy most of the
day with nice warm sunny spells, but snow? Lucky for the
children and those young at heart we did get a few sprinklings
during the day, but on Tuesday it was all gone and a fantastic
blue sky kept us all buzzing. Our editor took the train in to
Liverpool and he commented “It was amazing… We hit
Hightown and a small amount of snow was visible, but as soon as
we reached Crosby it was covering roofs and gardens. By the time
the train got to Bootle it was covering the roads as well. It
was a striking contrast that reminded me of my holiday in
Switzerland. The divide was so apparent that it was like one had
just gone up a mountain and past the snow line. I was on the
phone to London a few hours before, amazed, as I warmed my face
with the sunlight coming through the window, as I heard about
the massive problems London commuters faced. But it was an old
man who made me giggle. He suggested we should move the capital
to Southport as:- “We never get snowed
in!”"
These are a few photographs we took of Liverpool in the snow….
Snow falls hard
on Liverpool
Photographs by Ian Andrew Fairbrother.
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More Snow Views
Photographs by Patrick Trollope.
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