Probably London's most iconic millennium marker — and, we think, the only one which features in the EastEnders credits (as it ...

Bizarre millennial plans to freeze the Thames, and then slide the Queen along it. "300 years ago, they danced on a frozen Thames. Is this the way that we'll mark the millennium?" So ran the ...

In this 1677 painting by Abraham Hondius, "The Frozen Thames, looking Eastwards towards Old London Bridge," people are shown enjoying themselves on the ice. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Icicles 3ft long hung from roof gutters, and in Oxford, residents were able to drive across the frozen Thames to visit friends on the other side. Homes were without water due to the mains being ...