Smog in the Docks

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A small memory of the Smog during the winters and the smell of Knights Soap Factory.

Yeah, you could smell it. Yeah, Silvertown is where they make the soap. You really smell it. And because in the winter, you got that small, didn't you from where you couldn't hardly, you know, breathe. And
because everyone had coal fires too, didn't they?

Elieen Wade, recounts her memories of her life near the Royal Docks. Recorded on 1/5/2025
John Knight Soapworks, vans leaving

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September 2025