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What was it like during London's Great Smog of '52?

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For five days in December 1952, the Great Smog of London smothered the city, wreaking havoc and killing thousands. ... there was no wind to disperse the soot-laden smog. The noxious, 30-mile-wide air mass, teeming with acrid sulfur particles, reeked like rotten eggs—and it was getting worse every day. read more

I wasn't in London in 1952, but was there for the last great smog in 1962. I worked near Kings Cross, but caught trains from London Bridge to Kent. That night London Bridge railway station was closed, lots of people milling about outside. read more

The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air-pollution event that affected the British capital of London in early December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city. read more

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