The Great Fire of London

This scene takes place in the narrow streets of London in 1666 at the start of the Great Fire. Students can explore Pudding Lane and the bakery that started the destruction, looking closely at how the arrangement of buildings caused the fire to spread so quickly as well as the materials firefighters used to combat the fire.

# Learning objectives

1: Understand why the Great Fire of London started{.info}

2: Find out how the great fire affected the people of London {.info}

# Life in 17th Century London {.objective .objective1}

This section primarily focuses on the events before the Great Fire of London broke out, looking particularly at its densely packed neighbourhoods, narrow streets and wooden housing. The activity in this section asks students to think about the layout of the buildings and how they contributed to the fire spreading

# The Great Fire {.objective .objective2}

Section two details specifically where and why the fire started - a bakery on Pudding Lane. The students can look at flammable materials stored nearby and flames coming from the bakery. This task asks students to think about how these factors contributed to the fire.

# Fire-fighting in 1666 {.objective .objective3}

The student activity here looks particularly at the fire fighting equipment in the scene and asks students to think about how effective they would have been. Students will also learn how the fire was eventually stopped by systematically destroying houses using gunpowder.

# Changes following the fire {.objective .objective4}

The final section details how London changed in the aftermath of the great fire as well as the damage that was caused. The activity in section four asks students to think about what parts of the scene may still exist today and why.

# Teacher Resources

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