With the mercury plummeting across Britain this week, Merseyside has seen weather warnings for ice this weekend.
So with treacherous pavements glistening underfoot and even possible snow forecast, spare a thought for those who had to endure 36-hours of Arctic conditions 40 years ago. Back in January 1982 Merseyside, as well as most of the UK, was hit by freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall lasting hours.
Photographs show large parts of the River Mersey frozen over as ferries struggled to anchor at Seacombe. On January 9, 1982, the headline on the front page of the Liverpool Echo read 'It's back to the ice age' as the weather caused chaos across Merseyside.
