London in 1666 The summer of 1666 had been very hot and dry. The city of London was overcrowded and made up lots of narrow, cobbled streets. Most of the houses were
London in 1666. The summer of 1666 had been very hot and dry. The city of L ondon was overcrowded and made up lots of narrow, cobbled streets. Most of the houses were made of wood and were leaning forwards. THE START OF THE FIRE. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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London in 1666
The summer of 1666 had been very hot and dry. The city of London
was overcrowded and made up lots of narrow, cobbled streets. Most
of the houses were made of wood and were leaning forwards.1
THE START OF THE FIRE
The fire began on The night of 2nd September 1666 as a small
fire on pudding Lane in a bakers shop owned by Thomas Farynor.
2The spread of the fire
A strong wind blew the flames quickly across the city and the
sky had a yellow glow.It burnt down many of the wooden houses
easily as it spread down the narrow alleys
Samuel Pepys
People who watch an event are called eyewitnesses. Samuel Pepys
was an eyewitnesses to the Great Fire and wrote a diary to describe
what he saw.
Fighting the fire
There was no fire brigade at the time of the Great Fire and the
equipment available was very basic. People had to carry water from
the River Thames in buckets and so got very tired.
London After the Fire
The fire had caused a lot of damage in four days 87 churches and
13/000 houses had burned down .Luckily, only 6 people lost their
lives . Lots of people were now homeless and so had to live in
tents in camps outside the City.
