December
2008 started suitably seasonally. A couple of geese slither along the frozen Huddersfield
Narrow canal at Greenfield on the 1st.
The canal at Uppermill.
Another canal view
on 1st December
The following day there was a short heavy snowfall in the area during the early morning, this is the scene on Stockport Road, Mossley around 0830 in the morning.
Snow covered Carrhill Road, Mossley on 2nd December 2008 with the church spire disappearing into the low cloud.
Lydgate church in the snow and mist on the night of 2 December.
another night scene at Lydgate
View over the rooftops of Mossley to the hills standing out against the night sky on 3 December
More snow was forecast for the morning of the 4th, instead it fell as sleet and rain but there was still snow on the ground as seen at Lydgate. Much of the snow thawed during the day in the rain but it stayed mostly cold and frosty for a few more days