View of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London mb-height 5008 A group of people sit

A group of people sit on a hillside overlooking a small village or hamlet in a peaceful rural setting

Plan of the old and new London Bridge

Figure in military clothing holding a musket and wearing a sword

Two of the men hold decorated rifles

containing the main entrance to the exhibition and sculpture

View of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London mb-height 5008 A group of people sitView of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London, c1715. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the 'Little Ice Age'. These impromptu fairs, offering a wide variety of amusements, occurred in winters severe enough for the waters of the Thames to freeze over. The first was held in 1607, and the last in 1814, since when higher temperatures have meant that the Thames