At the beginning of January 2010, the UK experienced what has been described as the longest cold spell in decades, with one Gloucestershire weather forecaster suggesting that the night of January 6 to January 7 being the “coldest night since 1991″, with temperatures reported to be as low at -16°c in some areas.

And here are some photos I took, on the morning of January 6 2010. Click an image to view its full size, description and leave your comments.

You may also be interested to read a blog post I wrote on January 7 2010 – “Lots of Snow in Gloucestershire“.

The following photos were taken on the morning of 13 January 2010, following further snowfall overnight.