Luke Howard, pioneer meteorologist, classified clouds in 1803. Second class stamp released by the Royal Mail on 1 Feb 2024
An afternoon exploring Luke Howard's Legacy
After a year of celebrating the 250 anniversary of the birth of Luke Howard, we ended with an afternoon at Bruce Castle Museum celebrating his work and exploring what his achievements mean today.
Talk: Urban Climate Walks by urban climate architect, Julie Futcher. Followed by group discussions on what to include in a Tottenham Urban Climate walk.
Download a copy of Julie's Climate Rules presentation: Generating an Interdisciplinary Planning
Framework to Support Climate Resilient Places. Understanding the #UrbanClimate Rules! here
Resilience is essential in both mitigation and adaptation to environmental and climate challenges:
Panel Presentation discussion on climate, energy, weather and the challenge of climate change.
The talks were by Pamela Harling (En10ergy), Alan Morton (En10ergy) and Quentin Given (Friends of the Earth).
Update on politics and climate was provided by a video of Jonathan Pie at COP 26
Jonathan Pie The World's End on YouTube here
Message from Berndnaut Smilde, creator of indoor clouds
See some of Berndnaut's works here: Builded Remnants and Nimbus Atlas II
Reading from Luke Howard’s essays by Anthony Howell
After a year of celebrating the 250 anniversary of the birth of Luke Howard, we ended with an afternoon at Bruce Castle Museum celebrating his work and exploring what his achievements mean today.
Talk: Urban Climate Walks by urban climate architect, Julie Futcher. Followed by group discussions on what to include in a Tottenham Urban Climate walk.
Download a copy of Julie's Climate Rules presentation: Generating an Interdisciplinary Planning
Framework to Support Climate Resilient Places. Understanding the #UrbanClimate Rules! here
Resilience is essential in both mitigation and adaptation to environmental and climate challenges:
- In mitigation, it involves developing systems (like renewable energy sources) that reduce sensitivity to climate change and maintain functionality.
- In adaptation, resilience is about enhancing the ability of communities and systems to withstand and recover from the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather or sea-level rise.
Panel Presentation discussion on climate, energy, weather and the challenge of climate change.
The talks were by Pamela Harling (En10ergy), Alan Morton (En10ergy) and Quentin Given (Friends of the Earth).
Update on politics and climate was provided by a video of Jonathan Pie at COP 26
Jonathan Pie The World's End on YouTube here
Message from Berndnaut Smilde, creator of indoor clouds
See some of Berndnaut's works here: Builded Remnants and Nimbus Atlas II
Reading from Luke Howard’s essays by Anthony Howell
How the 250 anniversary of the birth of Luke Howard was commemorated in Tottenham
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Luke Howard Anniversary weekend at Lordship Rec
Lordship Rec Eco-Hub by the lake in the middle of Lordship Rec, N17 6NU Saturday 26 November Looking up - celebration of clouds, art and science An exciting activity day for young people to learn about clouds and weather a) Help to make a cloud wheel b) Take part in a kite making workshop or come fly your kite at Lordship Rec c) Be part of a cloud performance. Organised by Urban Forest Collective, supported by Tottenham Scouts. Sunday 27 November Clouds: past, present and future! Morning: Workshop on energy and climate change organised by eN10ergy and Friends of Bruce Grove Cloud Garden Afternoon: talks Luke Howard and the Invention of Clouds - Richard Hamblyn will introduce Luke Howard, amateur meteorologist, whose lifelong fascination with the skies led him to devise the classification and nomenclature of clouds that remains in international use today. He was also a pioneer in the study of urban climate, being the first scientist to link the urban heat effect with the burning of fossil fuels. This talk offers an overview of Luke Howard's meteorological life and achievements. Forecasting Clouds - Helen Roberts will take us behind the scenes at the Met Office, where we’ll find out how to create a forecast, and where clouds fit in to the forecast process. The Art and Science of Cloudspotting - Gavin Pretor-Pinney takes you on an illustrated tour of our atmosphere, from the fair-weather cotton tufts of Cumulus clouds to the flying-saucer shapes of lenticularis, and the rare and fleeting undulations known as fluctus clouds. Gavin explains why clouds look the way they do and how they reveal the invisible movements of our atmosphere. Find out why clouds are the most dynamic, evocative and poetic aspect of nature, learn why cloudspotting is the perfect antidote to the pressures of the digital world, and why spending a few moments each day with your head in the clouds will help you keep your feet on the ground. After the talks Nick Putz, a great, great, great, great grandson of Luke Howard and Tottenham resident, and Gavin Pretor-Pinney declaring Lordship Recreation Ground the world's first official Cloud Appreciation Park. Followed by a showing of Age of Stupid and online interview with director, Franny Armstrong. 
New Weather Station display in Lordship Rec Eco-Hub.
Above: Nick Putz (L) a great-great-great-great grandson of Luke Howard with Nick Hogg (R) a great-great-great-great-great grandson of Luke Howard. On the left, Nick Hogg at the newly installed Cloud Interpretation board with the Eco-Hub in the background. |
On Luke Howard's birthday: Monday 28 November
Bruce Castle lunchtime talk The Inspiring Mr Howard By Margaret Burr, local historian and founding member of Tottenham Clouds “Luke Howard identified virtually all of the factors that are responsible for the urban heat island (UHI) – that he did so in 1820, at the very beginning of the scientific study of weather and climate is remarkable. By any measure, ‘Luke Howard’s account is monumental’.” International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) The German philosopher, statesman and poet, Johann Wolfgang Goethe wrote a poem “In Honour of Mr Howard” and described him as “such an excellent man”. Exhibitions and talks in Tottenham
At Lordship Hub Cafe N17 6NU Exhibition of Cloud photographs 1 - 30 November At Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, N17 8NU Reminiscence Café: Whatever the Weather 15 November Talk: The Inspiring Mr Howard Monday 28 November Exhibition: Every Cloud 1 December to March 2023. Paintings by nine local artists. At The Room, 33 Holcombe Road, N17 9AS Exhibition: The Weather 15 Nov - 14 December Entry by appointment – Tel: 0208 801 8577 The exhibition will include James McBey, Albert Marquet, Alfred Arnesby Brown, Algernon Newton, Paul Mitchell, Martine Ormerod, myself and hopefully Nicola Frimpong. Poetry evening: The Weather 22 November Poems and texts inspired by the weather and the clouds. Speakers:
Richard Hamblyn: The environmental writer, historian and biographer of Luke Howard - The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies (2001, Picador) is an account of the life and work of Luke Howard. Other Cloud related works include The Cloud Book, Extraordinary Clouds and Extraordinary Weather Helen Roberts: Socio-meteorologist at the Met Office, working at the intersection of weather and social and behavioural science. Helen has always been fascinated by the weather, particularly enjoying the spectacle of thunderstorms as a child. She has worked across a variety of meteorological sectors, and can occasionally be seen presenting the weather on TV. Gavin Pretor-Pinney is founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, which has over 59,000 members in 120 countries. He is the author of the internationally bestselling Cloudspotter’s Guide and Cloud Collector’s Handbook as well as A Cloud A Day, and he is winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. 
Cloud performance
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Linnean Society Podcast
For an informative introduction to the life of Luke Howard listen to the Linnean Society podcast with Richard Hamblyn.
Recorded for the 250 anniversary of Luke Howard's birth.
The Namer of Clouds
For an informative introduction to the life of Luke Howard listen to the Linnean Society podcast with Richard Hamblyn.
Recorded for the 250 anniversary of Luke Howard's birth.
The Namer of Clouds
