Surrounded by sugar beet farms and trapped by a huge curve in the river Ouse, it was a village overshadowed by Europe's largest coal-fired power station (its chimney polluted Scandinavia) and flanked by the Selby coalfield.
It includes the true story of the bomb that comes crashing through the roof, bounces round his bedroom before landing in the grate and exploding up the chimney.
The casone looks small from the outside, but within is quite spacious, with sleeping quarters, stove and chimney, and hefty demijohn of wine.
Thus, though Mr Clegg's core supporters are the better-off—"the people with more chimney pots"—Mr Lambert feels he has little choice but to vote Clegg.That personal view of Mr Clegg's situation is echoed by local Lib Dem activists and councillors.
With the device in place, the researchers manoeuvred the vehicle to sever the chimney from its bed with a diamond-toothed chainsaw.
Its chimney (pictured) is a familiar landmark for strollers on Aberdeen's chilly beach.
Another was required to hide beneath a chimney for four days with nothing to eat but a couple of biscuits and some quince jam.
Santa, however, will find the chimney blocked by hard economic reality, in particular a fiscal deficit of around 10% of GDP and a federal system that has proved shockingly bad at implementing even the worthiest policies.Mr Chidambaram, however, has identified the correct objective.
Most menacing is that of Mr Treviño, who rose from chimney sweep, car washer and border rat to head a gang founded by special-forces deserters.
Sanitation was taken up by social reformers such as Charles Kingsley, whose book, "The Water Babies", tells of a chimney sweep who was saved by applying a strict combination of cold water and prayer.In the 19th century Americans took the lead on cleanliness.
Builders are trained to worry about adequate ventilation, but not many know about the marvels of heat exchangers set in chimney stacks.Snug as a bug in a rugFor new buildings, though, energy efficiency is becoming an important factor.
