Great fire of London 1666 Flashcards
where did the great fire of London start?
in a baker’s shop in pudding lane
when did the great fire of London start?
the 2nd of September 1666
who was the baker who’s bakery started the fire?
Thomas Farynor
why did the fire spread so quickly?
because there was high winds that night do would fuel the fire as fire needs oxygen to spread.
the houses were so close that you could literally shake hands with your neighbour across the street from your bedroom window so the fire would jump to the next house.
the roofs were made from wood and wood is a flammable material so would catch on fire really quickly
there was wholes in the walls of poor people’s houses because they couldn’t afford to fix it. so the wood in the walls were exposed.
how long did it take to extinguish the fire?
four days
why would most of the water fall out of their buckets before reaching the effected areas?
because the residents would be running so quickly to extinguish the fire that most of the water would fall out as they were running.
who was the mayor at the time of the great fire of London?
Sir Thomas Bloodworth
why didn’t the mayor during the great fire of London knock some of the houses down so the fire wouldn’t spread so quickly?
because a lot of people who lived in those houses were rich people who supported him very well financially so he didn’t want to lose their loyalty.
what should’ve been done to avoid the Great fire of London?
The residents should’ve gotten the women and children out of London and the men group together and try and stop the fire. If they would’ve done that then they would’ve probably stopped the fire faster than they originally did. Also, the houses should’ve been built further away from each other to make it harder for the fire to spread to the houses. As well as this, the roofs and walls should’ve been made from more sustainable materials that won’t catch alight like bricks for the walls and tiling for the roofs.
what else was going on at the time of the great fire of London?
The Plague.
what percentage of buildings were burnt down due to the Fire of London?
80%
how many people died in the Great Fire Of London?
9 people
who was Samuel Peeps?
Samuel Pepys knew London well at the
time and for nine year he kept a
diary. He was an important man and
worked for the government.
what did Samuel peeps do with his wine and cheese? and why did he do this?
he buried his wine and cheese in his garden so that when the fire stopped he could go back and get them. he did this because wine ang cheese was very expensive back then.
what was created as a result of the Fire of London?
the firefighter team.
