Did You Know? Great Fire of London

  • The Great Fire of London was in 1666. Can you find this on a timeline in chronological order.
  • The Great Fire of London started in a bakery on Pudding Lane.
  • The fire spread across London and damaged St Paul’s Cathedral.
  • Samuel Pepys wrote a diary recording the fire: children know that this is a useful primary source.
  • The Great Fire of London inspired a Fire Service and changes to building regulation (fire gap) and materials (no thatch).