THE freezing weather in Bradford in recent days has brought with it snow and ice, which had led to stunning scenes around the district.
Plummeting temperatures have caused water to freeze quickly, and in some places this has created incredible icicles to form, some in the most surprising of places.
Members of the Telegraph & Argus Camera Club have been out and about capturing shots of some of these icicles, leading to stunning imagery of the freezing weather.
The first, captured by Krisy Leach, is an incredible formation of icicles on a tree which almost doesn't look real.
She said: "How amazing is this! Caused by cars driving through the puddle!
"My pics don’t do it justice it’s spectacular!"
The tree is situated next to a road, where puddles have formed in places. As vehicles have driven past this water has splashed up onto the tree, and as the water has dripped off the branches the freezing temperatures have frozen the water mid drip, creating this amazing display. We agree with Krisy, it is spectacular.
The second, dubbed "Icicleus Maximus" by photographer Raist Lin, could be the biggest icicle in the district.
The icicle has formed from leaking water from a pipe on the side of the house, and stretches from the top floor all the way to just a metre or so above the ground.
Raist added: "Having seen the post with the beautiful icicles and I managed to get this huge icicle. Its Icicleus Maximus!"
Anna Dyson-Clarke shared her arty shot of icicles captured during the night dripping down from an overhanging roof down a stone wall.
The lighting and framing are nigh on perfect and show exactly how the slow dripping of water created these beautful icicles.
A little further afield, in Stainforth in the Yorkshire Dales, are these icicles that have taken over a railway tunnel on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line.
Network Rail tweeted the photo from the North Yorkshire village, and said: "We’re going to run a snowplough through the area as an icebreaker before the icicles get any bigger."
The snowplough is being sent to clear the ice to prevent any damage to trains which would cause delays along the line.
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