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The chimney reeked right enough. But we could rely on being warm.

There was less reek with coke than coal.

Voices in the Coalshed: Coke - National Coal Mining Museum

Do you know what coke is? Coke is a fuel made by heating coal without access to oxygen, but do you know what the process 'coking' is?

www.ncm.org.uk

And there would be still less reek in a modern high efficiency stove like those used with wood, when suitably engineered for the higher temperatures.

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I loved the smell of burning peat in the morning.

 

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I loved the smell of burning peat in the morning.

Guid Ayrshire anthracite.