Nelson Mandela seen under the snow - South Bank, London
The Big Freeze - London, February 1991
The cast bronze head of Nelson Mandela, seen in the heavy snow that fell in early February 1991 - South Bank, Waterloo with the rebuilt Charing Cross station towering in the background. When I saw the snow lying on top of the bronze head of nelson Mandela, I was immediately struck by the metaphor of white oppression of the black population of South Africa
The 'Bust of Nelson Mandela' was originally created by Ian Walters in 1982, but had to be re-cast and re-erected in 1988. Its black polished granite plinth was raised two feet for greater security after the original sculpture was destroyed. The original was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and unveiled a year later by the late ANC president Oliver Tambo while Mandela was still in jail. The sculpture is affixed to a plinth which is located by the south side of the Royal Festival Hall.
More on the sculpture here: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/nelson-mandela-bust
A bitterly cold spell of weather brought heavy snow to eastern and central England. Temperatures remained below zero in these areas continuously between the 6th and 9th of February and maximum temperatures were between -3 and -5C. During the night of the 7th the snow became heavy and persistent in London, bringing 20 cm in central London and 25cm in boroughs such as Croydon and Bromley, the deepest snow since winter of 1962-1963. This brought the rail network into chaos, Heathrow was forced to cancel flights and Gatwick and Birmingham airports were closed. On the 8th of February, the snow was lighter and started to ease. However, the cold spell and the snow lasted for several days.
www.weathercast.co.uk/nc/weather-news/news/article/heavy_...
www.netweather.tv/forum/topic/34026-winter-1990-91-the-gr...
Taken using a Nikon F-501 SLR camera with 75-200mm lens.
You can see a random selection of my photos here at Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/9815422@N06/random/
Nelson Mandela seen under the snow - South Bank, London
The Big Freeze - London, February 1991
The cast bronze head of Nelson Mandela, seen in the heavy snow that fell in early February 1991 - South Bank, Waterloo with the rebuilt Charing Cross station towering in the background. When I saw the snow lying on top of the bronze head of nelson Mandela, I was immediately struck by the metaphor of white oppression of the black population of South Africa
The 'Bust of Nelson Mandela' was originally created by Ian Walters in 1982, but had to be re-cast and re-erected in 1988. Its black polished granite plinth was raised two feet for greater security after the original sculpture was destroyed. The original was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and unveiled a year later by the late ANC president Oliver Tambo while Mandela was still in jail. The sculpture is affixed to a plinth which is located by the south side of the Royal Festival Hall.
More on the sculpture here: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/nelson-mandela-bust
A bitterly cold spell of weather brought heavy snow to eastern and central England. Temperatures remained below zero in these areas continuously between the 6th and 9th of February and maximum temperatures were between -3 and -5C. During the night of the 7th the snow became heavy and persistent in London, bringing 20 cm in central London and 25cm in boroughs such as Croydon and Bromley, the deepest snow since winter of 1962-1963. This brought the rail network into chaos, Heathrow was forced to cancel flights and Gatwick and Birmingham airports were closed. On the 8th of February, the snow was lighter and started to ease. However, the cold spell and the snow lasted for several days.
www.weathercast.co.uk/nc/weather-news/news/article/heavy_...
www.netweather.tv/forum/topic/34026-winter-1990-91-the-gr...
Taken using a Nikon F-501 SLR camera with 75-200mm lens.
You can see a random selection of my photos here at Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/9815422@N06/random/