BRIXTON SNOW: Your pictures

Guy Wickett at the Lido
Guy Wickett at Brockwell Lido

Snow continued to fall across Brixton this weekend, leaving streets, gardens and rooftops swathed in at least 5cm of snow yesterday.

Well-gritted main roads kept traffic, and buses, moving, but the real fun was to be had in side streets and green spaces all over town.

Hundreds of snowmen, women, and creatures of all shapes and size sprung up as Brixtonites made the most of the unusual dump of white stuff.

Incredibly, some members of the Brockwell Lido Winter Swimming Group even donned Speedos to break the ice. Guy Wickett, founder, said “Quite a few of us managed to head down over the weekend – it was just delightful”. He was joined by several others including Katie Kingwell and Sara Atkinson.

Katie who is a first time winter swimmer from Brixton Hill said: “It’s been so exciting with all the snow – swimming this weekend was such a fantastic experience. Today was 2.9 degrees and a proper blizzard for our swim – we couldn’t have asked for better conditions!”

“Afterwards you feel so glowing and alive, and like you can achieve anything”.

Here are a selection of pictures uploaded the the Brixton Blog Flickr pool by readers, as well us some taken by the Blog team on a wintry walkabout.

You can send your pictures to us info@brixtonblog.com, or upload them straight to Flickr.

Horsing around in Brockwell park. Pic by Tim Dickens
Horsing around in Brockwell park. Pic by Tim Dickens
A Soviet looking Brockwell Lido. Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
A Soviet looking Brockwell Lido. Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
Cool for cats. Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
Cool for cats. Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
It's become a snowy tradition to build a rude sculpture in Brockwell Park. Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
It’s become a snowy tradition to build a rude sculpture in Brockwell Park. Pic by Kate Monro on Flickr.
Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
Pic by Kate Monro, Kate in Brixton on Flickr.
A mouse looks a little lost in the walled garden, Brockwell Park
A mouse looks a little lost in the walled garden, Brockwell Park
Brixton Windmill (Ashby Mill) captured beautifully by Nick Weedon
Brixton Windmill (Ashby Mill) captured beautifully by Nick Weedon
This slope in front of Brockwell Hall became the nursery slope for the day. Pic Tim Dickens
This slope in front of Brockwell Hall became the nursery slope for the day. Pic Tim Dickens
Ducks on the pond in Brockwell Park, pic by Simon Hammond on Flickr
Ducks on the pond in Brockwell Park, pic by Simon Hammond on Flickr

 

Hundreds lined the top of the main Brockwell Park piste, taking turns to descend on sleds, horses and estate agents' boards! Pic Tim Dickens
Hundreds lined the top of the main Brockwell Park piste, taking turns to descend on sleds, horses and estate agents’ boards! Pic Tim Dickens

 

 

Sara Atkinson takes the plunge
Sara Atkinson takes the plunge