The Frost Fair of 1814

The Fair on the Thames Feb 4 1814
by Luke Clennell © The Trustees of the British Museum
Used under Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) It seems hard to believe now, but the winter of 1813-14 was so harsh that the River Thames froze solid! The ice was firm enough not only for skating, but also for a fair – a great Frost Fair.
Printed on the ice
Title page of Frostiana by George Davis (1814)In his book, Frostiana; or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state, George Davis gave a first-han...