Chimneys

I can remember smog when I was a child. A toxic mix of fog and smoke, pouring from thousands of chimneys, it could reduce visibility to a few feet and induce a deadly suffocation. Chimneys abounded in the UK until the introduction of various clean air legislation rendered their use illegal.

The Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool and a house with chimneys, 1977

Truman chimney, Brick Lane 2007

I’m not sure if the prominent red and white funnels releasing steam from the bowels of New York City (below) qualify as chimneys but they perform a similar function to their higher up cousins.

Junction with steam funnels, New York City 2005

Old chimneys (below) compete with an even older spire of Christ church, Spitalfields.

Christ Church spire with chimneys, Spitalfields 1991