tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post2408165263308454749..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Before the FireNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-8641027884005361462016-03-12T14:16:57.691+00:002016-03-12T14:16:57.691+00:00It seems Londoners started burning sea coal as ear...It seems Londoners started burning sea coal as early as the 12th century, and repeated legal efforts to stop them - up to and including the death penalty - had little effect. Wood just wasn't a practical option for most Londoners, being more expensive. Shortly before the Great Fire, John Evelyn was railing against the burning of sea coal in his Fumifungium (1661) - which I can't claim to have read. Coal burning - and London 'pea soupers' - continued into the 1950s.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-18302034615570540972016-03-10T23:46:19.711+00:002016-03-10T23:46:19.711+00:00When did London first burn much sea coal? Smollett...When did London first burn much sea coal? Smollett refers to the acrid smell of it in <i>The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker</i>, but were they using so much before the fire?Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com