Thames Frozen over
Hi,
The Thames used to freez over in part due to flow of water, and this effect is no longer possible due to changes in the banks of the river, and bridges built across it.
See, e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A970733
"1814 was to prove to be last [frost] fair. A new London Bridge was built in 1823 slightly upstream from the old bridge which was eventually demolished in 1831. The structure of the new bridge was less bulky then its predecessor, which had acted as a dam. The demolition of the latter and the narrowing of the river through the creation of the embankments on either side permanently changed the flow of the river. The Thames is now too fast-flowing to freeze over"
As a UK site I am quite worried that you were not aware that the Thames could no longer freeze!
Cheers
Liam Carton
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