These photos show how Derbyshire has faired with snow over the years – from when it was hit by one of the harshest winters on record in 1947, with roads buried under huge mounds of snow – to winters less severe and some recent bad ones.
1. Snowy Derbyshire
In 1940, a vehicle navigates a road cut through very deep snow drifts at Combs Photo: unknown
2. Snowy Derbyshire
Walking through a snow-covered Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield Photo: BWJ
3. Snowy Derbyshire
Chesterfield's Christmas tree looks especially festive under this covering of snow Photo: BWJ
4. Snowy Derbyshire
Chesterfield High Street covered in snow in 1981. Photo: Derbyshire Times
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