In pictures: Snow in the capital

There was a rare sight in London on Wednesday as it disappeared under a blanket of snow.

Big Ben almost disappeared in the white-out across London

The Albert Memorial glistened in the snow

Winston Churchill's statue, left, while a businessman trudges to work

Italian tourists braved the cold to visit Westminster

Road conditions were difficult while Sherlock Holmes's statue received a light dusting

There was even enough snow to build a snowman in front of the Millennium Wheel

The banks of the Thames at Westminster