tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post858990257323147970..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: The Streets of Old Southwark: West Bankside - Electricity and the CityMark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-87262110984406347852017-05-17T07:24:33.105-07:002017-05-17T07:24:33.105-07:00Incredible. Thank goodness for the Clean Air Act. ...Incredible. Thank goodness for the Clean Air Act. Long may it live!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153103641379168907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-33646127254763770912017-05-17T01:47:53.313-07:002017-05-17T01:47:53.313-07:00My mother had a clear recollection of it. She was ...My mother had a clear recollection of it. She was nursing at a London hospital. As the smog closed in, a group of porters went out to fetch some mates from the docks - ex Navy men, who turned up with great coils of rope. They strung the ropes at waist-height across the hospital courtyard so that doctors, nurses, and patients could feel their way from one building to another. Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-37959614883973758462017-05-16T19:52:16.957-07:002017-05-16T19:52:16.957-07:00I never knew about the Great Smog of 1952. Fascina...I never knew about the Great Smog of 1952. Fascinating info and pictures.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.com