The Big Freeze 1963

I've seen photos of the house and area that I live in now, which is 1000ft up in the Pennines. I am used to seeing heavy snow here, with drifts several metres deep, but nothing like 1963, when it went on for months. I was just a bairn, so I don't remember it, but my folks talk about walking on the wll tops.
 
I have memories of the huge snow drifts that occured.
The only time i've ever seen snow within 3 feet of the top of the front door.
 
I remember it well. Building snow castles on the green with all the kids and adults. Snow piled up halfway up the front door. Still had to go to school.
Don't put your feet to close to the fire, you will get chilblains. 😄😄
 
Liverpool are at home in that photo with St.John in but who to?

The badge looks like Forest's old badge but they didn't play them in the winter until November 64?
 
Liverpool played three home games during the big freeze, against Aston Villa, Wolves and Lecester. The Lecester game was on 2 March which was a Saturday so I'm guessing that's it.
 
Our kid was born that year.
Mam said the bunker was piled with coal an coke an everyone of the womenfolk were knitting and making draught excluders [sausage dogs].
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Good to see the Royal Marines doing something useful
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Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
 
Liverpool played three home games during the big freeze, against Aston Villa, Wolves and Lecester. The Lecester game was on 2 March which was a Saturday so I'm guessing that's it.
It's not their shirt badge though. They always had a fox, that looks like Forest's two stags.
 
Yes, it's definitely Forest's badge.

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They played Forest that season but not until April.
 
They played Forest on 18th April which was a Thursday indicating it was in all likelihood a rearranged match. I'm wondering if perhaps the original fixture started at Anfield but was then abandoned.
 
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