And almost as soon as the first flakes fall, the cameras come out as people love to capture those picturesque scenes. There is nothing like that crunch as you walk through the snow, nor turning back to snap a photo of that perfect footprint. South Downs Schools Living History Project has many more old Sussex photographs at www.southdownsgenerations.org.uk
5. Sussex in the Snow
Snow covering Priory Park in Chichester Photo: Jonathan Brady
6. Sussex in the Snow
Susan Downing, Marise Harold with baby Abbie, Sue Hewitt and Sharon Smith having fun in the snow at Upper Beeding Photo: Steve Cobb
7. Sussex in the Snow
The frozen lake at Homefield Park in Worthing in 1894 Photo: West Sussex County Council Library Service: West Sussex Past Pictures Consortium
8. Sussex in the Snow
Snow at Wisborough Green Photo: Derek Martin