View of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London Duke of Brougham from Cries of London

from Cries of London

The woman on the left is wearing a fitted coat over the top of her dress

The Lord Mayor at the Red Lion Brewhouse

the Treasury

View of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London Duke of Brougham from Cries of LondonView of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London, c1715. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the 'Little Ice Age'. These impromptu fairs, offering a wide variety of amusements, occurred in winters severe enough for the waters of the Thames to freeze over. The first was held in 1607, and the last in 1814, since when higher temperatures have meant that the Thames