The Beginning of the Fire
The Great Fire began in a shop on this street.
What is Pudding Lane?
The tightly packed buildings were mostly made of this material.
What is wood?
Samuel Pepys wrote about the fire in this item.
What is his diary?
The King ordered buildings to be pulled down to create this.
What is a fire-break?
This famous cathedral was destroyed on the third day of the fire.
What is St. Paul’s Cathedral?
What common household feature made fires dangerous in 1666?
What are open fires in every home?
These narrow features of London’s streets allowed the fire to jump easily from house to house.
What are narrow streets?
Pepys went to tell this person about the fire.
Who is King Charles II?
People used these tools to pull down buildings.
What are hooks and ropes?
The fire finally stopped when this weather change happened.
What is the wind died down?
Why did the mayor believe the fire wasn’t serious at first?
What is he thought it would be “easily put out”?
Because of this weather condition, the flames had no natural help in slowing down.
What is the lack of rain for weeks?
Pepys later described the scene as “the saddest sight of desolation” that he ever saw after this happened.
What is after the smoke cleared?
How did people try to fight the Great Fire before modern equipment existed?
What is forming bucket chains to pass water?
The Great Fire raged for this many days.
What is four days?