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The Great Fire of London- 1666 (Consequences (Rebuilding of London…
The Great Fire of London- 1666
How it started?
Thomas Farynor's bakery
Pudding Lane
early hours of 2nd September
Why it spread?
Spread quickly through wooden thatched houses
Strong winds drove the flames westwards
Fires were common in London, but this was different
Houses built very close together
Consequences
Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses
Destroyed 3/4 of London
Rebuilding of London
Commissioned by Charles II
Sir Christopher Wren- St. Paul's Cathedral
Buildings made out of brick and stone, not wood
Streets made wider
regulations to prevent further fires
Very few human casualties
The fire lasted for 5 days
13,000 houses and 90 churches destroyed
Attempts to stop the fire
some basic attempts to stop the fire
Blowing up of houses to create fire break was an effective technique and saved the Tower of London
No fire service or regulations
Basic attempts= fire hooks and buckets of water
Samuel Pepys
Famous diaryist
eye witness account of the fire
buried his cheese!