Martin Rowley wrote:
Did anyone listen to the R4 programme last night (Saturday 2000) "The
Archive Hour: Time Lapse of Dartmoor"? [Still available via the BBC
web site BTW].

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were
relating tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event
during the 1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel',
or 'Hammel', or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if
anyone had come across it.

Martin.


Martin, managed to find this via google
The Great Ammil - 1947 (Grose, G)

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/p...limpses-9.html


Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather

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