Item 04: G. O. Hawkins letters to his family, 2 January 1915-November 1917 - Page 139
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Grey shafts of the chimneys and for that green painted door a garage, a small detached building in the rear, there is no color
A [wally?] dips beyond the ridge so rusty is the day that a wooded ridge forming far side of this valley appears doubtful and ghost-like
This winter according to old residents here (Wareham) is the coldest experienced for the last 22 years. There is snow and ice in all parts of England and Scotland. In London the cold is quire exceptional, as also it is in the Midlands
Wild birds are perishing for want of food. Sheep are frozen to death
Heavy snow blocks traffic in some countries and isolates scattered farm houses.The ground is frozen to a depth of 12 inches
The world is fast held in the stiffened grip of remorseless winter
In this camp the washhouse taps are frozen almost every morning
If water be thrown on the floor it soon freezes to a glaze of ice
Freezing goes on all through the day. Day is as cold as night
Buckets of water can be turned out in solid blocks
Icicles form on all dripping places