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Why built before 1960? Were there regulations restricting the build of new coal heated houses in London after this?
by fyfy18 7y ago
Why built before 1960? Were there regulations restricting the build of new coal heated houses in London after this?
- joncrocks 7y agoProbably related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956
- abainbridge 7y agoGas-fired central heating became affordable and was much nicer.
- rtb 7y agoYes, coal heating was banned around that time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956
- NCG_Mike 7y agoSmog pollution was a big issue back then. You'll have seen the old movies where London is "foggy".
- adrianmonk 7y agoHah, those quotation marks definitely changed the way I see the brand identity of an American raincoat manufacturer. The manufacturer is London Fog, and their brand is supposed to conjure an image of sophistication by association with a romantic ideal of London. But the reference they are making is actually, at least somewhat, a reference to a euphemism for pollution.