
Winter, ladies and gents, has arrived.
The first snow of the year reached London on Sunday 11 December, and the city looked beautiful coated in white.
Here she is:
The Old Bailey court is seen as snow falls over central London (Picture: Getty)
With that in mind, here are some old photographs of London, happy and nestled in snow:
1. Buxton, Derbyshire (1 December 1908)
Snow in Derbyshire (Picture: Getty)
2. The Eilort family having tea in the snow (February 1909)
Picture: Getty
3. Members of Hertfordshire Hounds in a wood at Teddington Manor, Bedfordshire (28 December 1912)
Hertfordshire Hounds race (Picture:Â Getty)
4. London's Trafalgar Square (February 1915)
A taxi and a bus in the snow at Trafalgar Square in London (Picture:Â Getty)
5. Cambridge (10 March 1928)
A group of spectators watch a Cambridge University Athletics meeting in the snow at Fenners Athletics Ground (Picture: Getty)Â
6. A poster at Ebury Bridge Road in London announcing that Westminster City Council will employ casual workers to help remove snow during the winter (15 November 1933)
A poster at Ebury Bridge Road saying that City Council will engage casual labourers to remove snow during winter (Picture:Â Getty)
7. Snowball fight at Trafalgar Square, London (1931)
A group of men have a snowball fight in a snow-covered Trafalgar Square in London (Picture:Â Getty)
8. Children building a snowman in Finsbury Park, London (1935)
Children making a snowman (Picture:Â Getty)
9. A young boy carrying a Christmas tree, Spitalfields Market, London (14 December 1946)
Young boy carrying Christmas tree (Picture: Getty)
10. Manchester United and Arsenal playing football in the snow (1 February 1947)
Manchester United and Arsenal playing football in the snow (Picture:Â Getty)
11. Snow-covered cars parked near Aldwych and the Strand, London (1 January 1955)
Snow-covered cars parked near Aldwych and the Strand, London (Picture: Getty)