Very much so, but it went away as soon as everyone stopped burning coal in and around London after the 1956 Clean Air Act. Last great "pea souper" was in about 1962
It was 'smog', a combination of chimney smoke and fog, in the winter of 62/63. I was there; for about two weeks I went to school with a handkerchief over my mouth and nose; when I got back home, it would be black with dirt.
You never hear about stuff like that in any of those 'good old days' memes.
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You never hear about stuff like that in any of those 'good old days' memes.