Curious Britain

2 | Britain’s Great Blizzard


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Britain isn’t known for its extreme weather events, but did you know the country was battered by snowstorms in 1891? The storm caused chaos, burying trains, blowing ships onto the rocks, and bringing down telegraph wires in an oft-forgotten incident that became known as The Great Blizzard.    
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Sources:
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Blizzard-1891/
Norfolk News 14 March 1891 
Exeter Flying Post 14 March 1891
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Curious BritainBy Melissa & Prash