A burst water main has turned a suburban Gloucestershire street into a sensational icicle phenomenon after freezing temperatures hit the UK.
The icicle forest was accidentally created by passing cars spraying water from a burst water pipe onto a road fence.
Helen Stratford, a mother from Staunton, Gloucestershire, saw the creation in her street and it caught the attention of her and other residents.
Her daughter Sabrina (9) was fascinated by the icicles and like many others wanted to take a closer look.
A burst water main has turned a street in a Gloucestershire suburb into a forest of icicles
The photo was taken by cars spraying water from a burst water pipe onto a fence
Ms Stratford took Sabrina to admire the creation after school to take some inspiring winter photos.
She said: “I drove past it every day, it’s a natural phenomenon I think.
“My daughter says they look like cathedral organ pipes and she wanted to see them.
“We went when she got home from school and it was so smooth, but she wanted me to take a picture.
“People bombed past it and didn’t really look at it, but since I shared the photo, they stopped and realized it was quite remarkable.”
Local residents like Helen Stratford and her daughter Sabrina hope it stays as they enjoy their new local attraction
Not only Sabrina was amazed by the new picture, as a local resident wrote online: “Never seen anything like this…brilliant photo!”
Helen hopes the icicle hill will grow as the weekend weather forecast continues to call for freezing temperatures.
She said: “Whenever people drive by, they spray it and it adds even more to it.”
“It’s really amazing and really unique.”
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