Friday, December 03, 2010

 

Ice in Crawley

It has been below freezing all day - but no more snow has fallen.
This evening the temperature is rising. At 6 o'clock it was minus 6.7 degrees and 4 hours later it is 4 degrees warmer.
We are in for a wet and soggy and slushy weekend.

Having been very busy on EBay through November, we had more parcels to post today.
So, it was off along Wakehurst Drive yet again.


The red Mini was photographed yesterday - and I commented on its eyes peering at us.
It seems we were not alone in seeing that - today a nose and a mouth had appeared.
We dealt with the parcels and continued on into town.

Talk about stating the obvious!


Close to warm houses icicles were forming and melting and extending.
This is in Malthouse Road.


We always stop on the footbridge and hope for a train to come along.
There were trains today, but a greatly reduced timetable.
We didn't see one.



We saw ice crystals forming on the edge of the snow that had fallen on the iron work of the bridge.

Crystals were growing too on strands - cobwebby strands.




Through the snow window.
The Railway Hotel, which after taking on other names has returned to the old name is there.
Just beyond is the old signal box.
Once we had arrived in town we headed for The Jubilee Oak, the Crawley Wetherspoon's pub.
We got beautifully warm and chatted with some nice people and felt very relaxed over a meal.
The Jubilee Oak is at the north end of the High Street - I think it was once Woolworths - in my childhood.

The old square of the old town centre has been improved.
It is no longer the place to catch the bus back home to Ifield as I did as a child.
It is paved and there is art work.
I like the Crawley Crows.


Icicles on a hanging basket outside The George Hotel.




Beautiful hung tiled wall with icicles framing the window.
Part of The George Hotel.
The menu of a Thai restaurant there looked both interesting and
reasonably priced. We will treat ourselves over Christmas.

A blue plaque on the George Hotel.
I grew up always knowing about Mark Lemon - he was buried in Ifield church yard.

Look - blue sky at last, over the Ancient Priors building.
From The Square we headed to Asda for bread and milk - with some trepidation.
Woman we chatted with in Wetherspoons reported that Sainsburys in the town didn't have any.We needn't have worried - there was plenty in Asda.
As we planned to walk home we forced ourselves to take care that we didn't buy too much.


As we arrived at our front door we noticed that icicles hanging from our gutter had dripped onto the rose bush, forming more icicles.


And the clear sky gave us a sunset.
At home there were more EBay sales to deal with.
Temperature is another degree warmer now.
I hope Mam and the children have enjoyed seeing all the snow.
I expect they will see the pictures on facebook.
They are/have been in Bangkok, for Mam's sister's wedding.
They will stay in Chumphon for a couple of days.

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Ice in Crawley
posted by Grandma P on Friday, December 03, 2010