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by pja 4846 days ago
Yup. My Dad will tell of the great smog in '52 if you ask him.

Note that it's still possible to burn 'smokeless' fuels, including some forms of treated wood IIRC, very high quality coal & it's perfectly ok to burn wood in a high-temperature wood burning stove, which are much cleaner than an open fire.

The gory details are here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/