Blue Plaques - unveiling of plaque to Philip Larkin - Poet

It was raining heavily and very cold as we gathered at an early hour to honour Philip Larkin and celebrate his time in Belfast in the early 1950s. The Circle had been planning the event for years, and had foreseen a leisurely process. However a fortuitous combination of circumstances, including the presence of Larkin's biographer and Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, led to a flurry of activity culminating in a month's work being compressed into a few days.

Doreen Corcoran, Chair of the Ulster History Circle, welcomes the company	Pro-Vice Chancellor Gerry McCormack, with Andrew Motion, addresses the guests	Victor Price, Ulster History Circle, reminisces about his time in QUB when Larkin was sub-librarian

Jill McIvor, who worked with Larkin in QUB library, remembers	"Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate and Larkin's biographer, addresses the company before the unveiling ceremony	Andrew Motion unveils the plaque: in the rain


Listening to the speakers, in the Library	From Left: Pro Vice Chancellor Gerry McCormack, Jill McKnight, Ian Hill, Andrew Motion and Victor Price
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