While the temperature has plunged and the snow keeps falling residents across Redbridge have sent in pictures from their winter wonderland.

Ilford Recorder: Valentines Mansion in the snowValentines Mansion in the snow (Image: Gardener's Cottage Cafe)

Ilford Recorder: Snow covered Haven House.Snow covered Haven House. (Image: Haven House)

Staff at Haven House in Woodford Green said the snow made their grounds look even more magical than usual.

Ilford Recorder: A snowy South Park.A snowy South Park. (Image: A. Pikkupeura)

Ilford Recorder: Valentines Walled GardenValentines Walled Garden (Image: Caroline Mullan)

Gardener's Cottage Cafe in Valentines Park posted "Christmas card views" of Valentines Mansion and reminded people it is still open for a takeaway cuppa.

Ilford Recorder: Gardener's Cottage Cafe is still open for takeaway cuppas for anyone enjoying the winter wonderland at Valentines Park.Gardener's Cottage Cafe is still open for takeaway cuppas for anyone enjoying the winter wonderland at Valentines Park. (Image: Gardener's Cottage Cafe)

Ilford Recorder: A snowy Haven House.A snowy Haven House. (Image: Haven House)

Ilford Recorder: A snowy South ParkA snowy South Park (Image: A. Pikkupeura)

South Park in Ilford was a snowy wonderland with the ducks switching from their sea legs to snow legs.

Ilford Recorder: A young girl named Madison enjoying the snow day in Ilford.A young girl named Madison enjoying the snow day in Ilford. (Image: Christine Butcher)

Ilford Recorder: Staff at the Woodford Green-based children's hospice posted pictures of their grounds looking even more magical than normal.Staff at the Woodford Green-based children's hospice posted pictures of their grounds looking even more magical than normal. (Image: Haven House)

Up the street there was a tranquil scene of snow in the cemetery at St Mary's Church.

Ilford Recorder: Snow covered roofs in Ilford.Snow covered roofs in Ilford. (Image: John Howard)

Ilford Recorder: Haven House transformed into a winter wonderland.Haven House transformed into a winter wonderland. (Image: Haven House)

The forecast calls for the snow to stop on Tuesday afternoon before the temperature drops even further, with lows of -6C.

Those cold temperatures are a far cry from up north where the coldest night of the winter in the UK has been recorded as -16.7C in the Scottish Highlands.