LONDON, vINtage, RAIN & FOG

Vintage photos, London, fog and smog
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65 Photos Spanning Two Centuries Of Flooding In Britain
65 Photos Spanning Two Centuries Of Flooding In Britain - 1928: Men rescuing residents in Rotherhithe, south London, from a flood caused by the Thames breaking its banks.
A near abstract image full of foreboding. A Routemaster bus glimpsed emerging from the fog - London 1952
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The Great Smog of London, 1952 In 1952, inopportune weather exacerbated the effects of burning coal for electricity in London, blanketing the city in dense smog. Over 10,000 people eventually died as a result, and in 1956 the Clean Air Act was passed, securing smoke-free zones in the city.
Smog of 1952 by Arctic Lovers Rock, via Flickr
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Smog of London hiding Big Ben - Taken by Linley Sambourne, 1905
I love London in winter... especially at Christmas.
I love London in winter... especially at Christmas
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London’s great freeze of 1947.
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Snowy Day, South Bank, London, England photo via chelsea
Turning the clock back 100 years
A group of children huddle under a large umbrella, to shelter from the spring rain, in Finsbury Park, London. 1914