The great fire of London Flashcards
What were houses made of 300 years ago?
Wood
Where did the great fire of London begin?
Pudding Lane at a bakers shop
How did the great fire of London began at a bakers shop?
The baker Thomas Farrinor didn’t clean his oven properly so some embers alighted some nearby firewood, his bakery shop was soon set on fire
Who survived in the bakery shop?
He and his family
What were the eight reasons why the great fire of London began?
They couldn’t carry water fast enough to put he fire out
A strong wind blew the flames to other houses
The building were mostly made of wood, not enough mud was able to protect the poorer houses
There was no rain, London was very dry
The water squirter was too weak to quench the flames
The houses had tar on their roofs
The buildings were close together
There was only a few engine carts
Where is the monument in London?
Outside the monument station on the underground
How tall is the longest column monuments in the world (feet)?
202 feet
What is the monument the same distance to?
The baker’s house that started the great fire of London
