Good evocative stuff John, childish as it may seem it would be fantastic, if
just once again in our life times we could observe such conditions.
Thank goodness for people like Thomas Barker who let us glimpse so
wonderfully into the past. Blimey his account brought back deep vivid
memories of 63.







"John Hall" wrote in message
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I've just found a splendid article on Thomas Barker, who kept a meticulous
weather record in his journal from 1736 to 1798:

http://www.lyndon-estate.co.uk/04%20...20Abstract.htm
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John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde