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One of the biggest snowfalls of recent times
occurred in January 1987 when the town was covered to a depth of
6-12 inches. Snow started to fall during the morning on Saturday
10th January and continued on and off for the next four days,
culminating with a particularly heavy fall on the Tuesday. The main A 15
road into Bourne from the south was blocked near
Thurlby and bus services were suspended for two days. Geoffrey Bell
managed to get out and about on foot to take these excellent photographs as a
reminder of the weather conditions at that time when all vehicles
other than tractors were at a standstill. The deep snow was followed
by a thaw which brought flooding to several streets while trickling
water from the rooftops formed large icicles as it froze again
during the night. |
