The fire still spread, helped by a strong wind from the east. In all of the recent fanfare surrounding the 350th anniversary of the great fire of london 25 september, i didnt hear any mention of jews. In the early hours of sunday 2 september 1666, a small fire started at thomas farriners bakery in pudding lane. After four days, 80 per cent of the citys buildings had been destroyed by the great. The great fire of 1666 closely followed the great plague of. As students encounter these fascinating documents, they are guided through the process of working with original source material to investigate the past. The city, or square mile as it is sometimes known, is the oldest part of london. By professor robert bucholz, loyola university chicago the summer of 1666 was hot and dry. The great fire of london disaster worksheet free pdf. Although detailed fire precautions and firefighting arrangements were in place, the fire raged for four days and destroyed,200 houses, 87 churches and 44 of the city of london s great livery halls. Books similar to the great fire of london goodreads. Structured information worksheet on the great fire.
If there was a large fire in london today how would people find out about it. The great fire of london the great fire of london was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the english city of london, from sunday, 2 september to wednesday, 5 september 1666. It threatened the aristocratic district of westminster the modern west end, charles ii s palace of whitehall, and most of the suburban slums. It had been a hot, dry summer, and the flames quickly spread from street to street. Indeed, the streets were so narrow that it was often possible for a person at a window on one side of the street to shake hands with a neighbour on the other side. The fire started in the baker thomas farynors shop. Matthew green reveals the extraordinary structures lost in the blaze from old st pauls to a. For most of my research books i prefer hard copy, and this is a brilliantly and evocatively written hardback, beautifully produced. The titles in blue used in this pdf have been hyper.
Cut out the pictures below and decide which would have been used in 1666 and which would be used today. Londons buildings were built close together and mostly made of wood, so they easily caught fire. Poor souls they could not have imagined the new disaster that was to befall them in 1666. The bakery was on pudding the bakers name was thomas farriner and he had forgotten to put the.
To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the fire, powerful and sumptuous drawings from the new east london illustrator, james weston lewis, bring the events of november 1666 to life in this stunning gift book. Onethird of london was destroyed and about 100,000 people were made homeless. Choose two children to travel across the circle, passing each other as they perform fire movements so they have changed places. The second great fire of london in december 1940 was one of the most destructive air raids of the blitz during world war ii. However, instead of creating an area where fire could not spread, it created piles of flammable rubble that helped the fire to spread more easily. Teaching the great fire of london tes education jobs.
The winds died down and gunpowder was used to clear areas so that the fire could not jump to a new area. The great fire of london how did people in 1666 find out about the fire. In this comprehensive and fully illustrated account, stephen porter examines the background to 1666, events. Then create a fact file about the great fire of london. The great fire of london was the greatest catastrophe of its kind in western europe. Jews were only permitted to openly resettle in england ten years before the great fire. Develop a fire wordbank to share with the children and ask them to offer ideas to add. It is believed to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the 80,000 people that lived in the city.
On sunday, september 2, 1666, the fire began accidentally. If you are looking to fill your activity book, a book dominoes. Children should learn where the great fire broke out when the fire happened to place the event on a time line showing periods in the history of england learning objectives possible teaching activities learning outcomes points to note children. The fire lasted for three days, from 2 september until 5 september. Vlad and his friend, boxton the rat are living in london when one night by witness the start of the fire that destroys most of the city of london. Although he was a minor public official, his diary contains more details of his private life than of london politics. The great fire of london is one of the most wellknown disasters in london s history. Narrative we will write our own narratives pretending that we have gone back in time and are there when the great fire of london had started and was raging through city. Firefighters managed to prevent westminster school from being destroyed although it was badly damaged. The great fire of london the london of the middle of the 17th century was a city of narrow, dirty streets. Everyone knows the great fire of london started in a. This week 350 years ago, the great fire of london burned through 400 of the citys streets. The great fire of london was blamed on religious terrorism. Pauls cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about,000 houses.
The fire gutted the medieval city of london inside the old roman city wall. The national archives education service the great fire of. The great fire of london swept through the central parts of the english city from sunday. The great fire of london follow the trail of destruction left by the most famous fire in history. The great fire of london is one of the most wellknown disasters in londons history. It looks at the story of the fire of london through evidence relating to some of the key characters thomas farrinor and charles ii. Crosssite analysis the archaeology of the great fire of london considered nigel jeffries london was but is no more1 the end of the second world war. Great fire of london simple english wikipedia, the free. It began on 2 september 1666 and lasted just under five days. In september 1666 the heart of englands capital, the city of london now londons financial district, was devastated by fire.
Heres what you need to know about the devastating blaze. Contemporary london is like the old new yorker ad of a broadway marquee boasting a critical rave fun for young and old. How did people find out about the great fire of london. He announced that the fire had not been started by foreign powers or rebellious, but had been an act of god. On september 2nd, 1666, a tiny spark in a bakery oven ignited the worst fire that london has ever seen. The great fire of london is a hauntingly beautiful visual retelling of one of the most wellknown disasters in the citys history. Can you tell someone you live with everything you know about the great fire of london. The great fire of london was blamed on religious terrorism why scores of londoners thought the fire of 1666 was all part of a nefarious catholic conspiracy. Nevertheless, clad or unclad, grenfell tower embodies what has happened to london, paris and other european cities in their transformation from national capitals to global cities, as sadiq khan likes to call his fiefdom. The fire caused major damage to the city of london, including st pauls cathedral, and destroyed the homes of nearly all the citys residents.
Buildings that survived the great fire of london, 1666. Pdf the great fire of london download full pdf book. Instead, it fueled the great fire of londonone of the worst disasters in the history of the city. Books similar to the great fire of london the great fire of london. Music 22 16 the titles in blue used in this pdf have been hyperlinked so that you can navigate with ease to the online page for each programme and to the audio downloads for each programme 22 26 18 16 20 29 29 3 5 4 6 introduction. Pauls unknown artist, 17th century and yet what is truly striking in the response to the fire is the resilience of the civic structures, the constructive role played by the state, and the speed with which the rebuilding proceeded. This snapshot can be used with pupils at key stage 1 for the history national curriculum in year 2.
Saturday 25 march 2017 by deborah swift leave a comment. Jews and the great fire of london shalom says hello. When was the great fire of london, how did it start, what. Although detailed fire precautions and firefighting arrangements were in place, the fire raged for four days and destroyed,200 houses, 87 churches and 44 of the city of londons great livery halls. The stones of st pauls cathedral 7 reported to be exploding with the heat, and molten lead from the roof ran down the streets in a stream. The fire had a devastating effect on the lives of londoners from all parts of. We begin the workshop with an introduction to the subject through guided discussion on primary evidence and the importance of investigating the past beyond living memory. In the early morning hours, the great fire of london breaks out in the house of king charles iis baker on pudding lane near london bridge. The great fire of london was an enormous fire that spread through the center of london, uk, in 1666. The great fire of london the city of london corporation. The great fire of london swept through the central parts of the english city from sunday, 2 september to thursday, 6 september 1666.
Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Kate cunningham, aka reading riddle, offers innovative ideas for exploring the infamous 1666 fire in the primary classroom. When teaching the great fire of london, it becomes very apparent that pupils are more disconnected from their ancestors than ever before. The great fire of london pdf download online i recommend to you.
Read through the following passage about the great fire of london. The great fire of london by emma adams, james weston lewis. Well examine paintings, sketches, newspaper reports, and diary entries from the time, before dressing up as either samuel pepys. On thursday, charles voyaged to moorfields to deal with the 100,000 people made homeless, one sixth of londons population. Most people were grateful because they thought that the heat would kill off the plague.
You wouldnt want to be in the great fire of london. The fire was now 300 yards from the tower and orders were given for extra fire engines to be sent to prevent its destruction. The final pages show london rebuilt from the ashes, st pauls cathedral designed by christopher wren rising above the city, and nearby the monument, close to the site where the fire broke out. Vlad and the great fire of london is a full colour, 32 page fiction picture book. The 350th anniversary of the great fire of london falls in september 2016. Many of londons wealthiest citizens had taken their money and valuables to the tower for safekeeping. The great fire of london age 5 9 2 the great fire of london page unit 1. The fires burned all that day and on through the next. Choose the best word from the box below to fill each blank space. Although the great fire of london destroyed over,000 houses, almost 90 churches and even the mighty st pauls cathedral, a handful of survivors managed to escape the flames and can still be seen to this day before we look at where these resilient old buildings are located, its useful to see how much of london the great fire actually destroyed.
Samuel pepys describes the great fire of london bloomsbury. Still, his accounts of both the black death and the great fire show that he was less than in awe of persons holding high office. It destroyed a large part of the city of london, including most of the civic buildings, old st. The great fire of london happened in central london in 1666. Houses were built mainly of wood, and streets were narrow alleyways which were filled with rubbish, animals and. It is a truly terrifying thought but the grenfell action group firmly believe that only a catastrophic event will expose the ineptitude and incompetence of our landlord, the kctmo, and bring an end to the dangerous living conditions and neglect of health and safety legislation that they inflict upon their tenants and leaseholders. Pudding lane on september 2, 1666, and raged for three days, burning down over,000 houses and many buildings. We will be looking at the diary of samuel pepys and retelling the events of the great fire of london. The book follows the story of samuel pepys, a clerk for the royal. The national archives education service great fire of london. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of westminster, charles ii s palace of whitehall, or most of the suburban. The great fire of london with compatible format of pdf, ebook, epub, mobi and kindle.
This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Synopsis peter ackroyd often takes an historical event or period and reinterprets it in light of a more modern one. The people of london who had managed to survive the great plague in 1665 must have thought that the year 1666 could only be better, and couldnt possibly be worse. School history is a growing library of premium quality history worksheets, teaching resources and online history courses for use in the classroom. Unit 5 how do we know about the great fire of london. Great fire of london disaster, london, england, united. The audio programmes in this series explore the great fire of london and its aftermath through music, dance and drama activities making it a comprehensive expressive arts pack on the theme. Ironically, this technique was used in the great chicago fire. A dramatic and visually exciting book, and a fitting commemoration of the 350 th anniversary of the great fire of london.
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