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Central London in 1666, with the burnt area shown in pink and outlined in dashes (Pudding Lane origin [a] marked with a green line) The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, [1] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall ...
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London , it stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 feet (61.6 m) in height and 202 feet west of the spot ...
Thomas Farriner (sometimes written as Faynor or Farynor; c. 1615 – 20 December 1670) was an English baker and churchwarden [1] in 17th century London. Allegedly, his bakery in Pudding Lane was the source point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666. [2] [3] Map showing the extent of the Great Fire
The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books.
On September 2nd, 1666, The Great Fire burns in London, many buildings in the city were lost to the fire, including St. Paul's Cathedral. The fire was started in a local bakery. Other Events on ...
The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 is an Act of the Parliament of England (18 & 19 Cha. 2.c. 8) with the long title "An Act for rebuilding the City of London." [1] The Act was passed in February 1667 in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London and drawn up by Sir Matthew Hale.
The second of the two great medieval fires of London, also known as "the Great Fire of Suthwark" , began on 10 July 1212 in Southwark, the borough directly to the south of London Bridge. The flames destroyed Our Lady of the Canons ( Southwark Cathedral , also known as St Mary Overie) and strong southerly winds pushed them towards the bridge ...
Central London in 1666, with the burnt area shown in pink. This is a list of buildings that survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and are still standing. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap