Winter weather in Ely and East Cambridgeshire in history

We have delved into the Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network to look at how the seasons changed in the region.

We have photos from as early as 1918, where flooding caused a problem in Ely for many.

The aftermath of flooding in Ely, 1947. (Image: Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network)

In 1928, people had to use a boat to cross the flooded land between Sutton Gault and Sutton as the footbridge between the two hamlets had not been built yet.

Men taking a boat across the flooded washland at Sutton Gault, near Ely, 1928. (Image: Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network)

40 years ahead, children enjoyed a snowball fight on St Mary's Street in Ely.

Children having a snowball fight in St Mary's Street, Ely, 1968. (Image: Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network)

Over the coming weeks, we will be looking through the archives to find photos of winter and the festive season in East Cambridgeshire.

Do you have any photos? We would love to see them to add to our collection.

You can send photos, along with any background information you have, to: francesca.herring@newsquest.co.uk.

Have you got a story you want to share with us? Get in touch at: francesca.herring@newsquest.co.uk or newsdesk@elystandard.co.uk.