Great Fire of London - Wikipedia
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, [b] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west.
Great Fire of London | Great Plague, Charles II, Firefighting
Jan 11, 2025 · Great Fire of London, (September 2–5, 1666), the worst fire in London’s history. It destroyed a large part of the City of London, including most of the civic buildings, old St. Paul’s Cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses.
The Great Fire of London
In 1666, a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, The Royal Exchange, Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral. So how did it happen? Back in the 1660s,...
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London scorched four fifths of the city in 1666, leaving around 100,000 people homeless. The scale of the destruction means it’s been remembered ever since.
When London Burned: 1666’s Great Fire - HISTORY
Between September 2 and September 6, 1666, a massive inferno ripped through London, reducing much of the city center to a smoldering ruin.
The Great Fire of London - Historic UK
The fire soon took hold: 300 houses quickly collapsed and the strong east wind spread the flames further, jumping from house to house. The fire swept through the warren of streets lined with houses, the upper stories of which almost touched across the narrow winding lanes. Efforts to bring the fire under control by using buckets quickly failed.
Survivors of London fire angry at plans to demolish death trap …
1 day ago · LONDON -- Some of those who lost loved ones in the fire that ripped through London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017 have blasted government plans to demolish the shell of the apartment block, which they ...
Grenfell Tower fire - Wikipedia
On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. Seventy people died at the scene and two people died later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escaping.
The Great Fire of London Facts - National Geographic Kids
Learn about one of London's biggest disasters with our Great Fire of London facts. What caused the Great Fire of London? Who was affected?
The Great Fire of London - British Heritage Travel
Jan 13, 2025 · On Sept 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London was ignited and burned for four days gutting the medieval city. Over 350 years later, London’s landscape still shows evidence of the Great Fire of 1666, which started down a bakery in Pudding Lane.