Author name: Richard Clarke

Felt unwell all day, muddled and difficult to concentrate on anything.

Bad outcome to a bad decision. Were going tomorrow to see ‘Made in Hull’ illuminations as second event in City of Culture Year but R. decided to go this evening. Very impressive display in Queen Victoria Square with images projected onto front of Art Gallery. However big crowds all over and had some trouble on Princes

Forgot to record; Voluntary litter pick along full length of Sluice Rd. am. Pm dog full circuit Humber bank around mouth of East Drain and then behind cement works. R. tea. Read chapter from ‘Stone, quarrying and building in England 43-1525’ on occurance of burnt stone in building fabric of Brixworth church, Northants. (famous Saxon

Hard overnight frost, cold n.-w. wind, 9 tenths cloud cover, low cloud base, moved above freezing during day and significant breaks in cloud by 4pm. Still light then, my new ‘Humber Bridge Tide Times 2017 booklet also includes dawn and dusk times (as well as low and high tide times and heights for each day and

Overnight sharp frost, v. cold n.-w. wind all day although cloudless sky. Morning took down Christmas decorations and checked car tyres etc. After lunch dozed, some shopping for R., dog round Country Park and Point, R.’s for tea. Evening got invite from Pamela Martin to tutor church study day for Friends of Beverley Minster – good

Heavy, continuous rain, moving n. to s. am, gradually faired during afternoon and turned out fair and clear visibility for the initial event of Hull 2017 City of Culture – fireworks display 8-17 to 8-30 pm along with the first night of ‘Made in Hull’ illuminated stories on the face of buildings around ‘old town’.