Fire of london sequence

Church bells near Pudding Lane began ringing to alert people that a fire had taken hold. The fire had grown so large that it could be seen a quarter of a mile away. Residents of the area tried to douse the flames using buckets of water, milk or even urine but the fire was too dense and continued to spread. The Mayor of London, Thomas Bloodworth was woken and told the news but he took no action.

The fire reached warehouses on the banks of the Thames which were full of all manner of goods. As they caught light some of the warehouses exploded. Other warehouses caught light due to the intense heat.

The streets were full of people, some pushing carts laden with their belongings, trying to escape the fire. The Lord Mayor was advised to destroy houses in the path of the fire to stop it spreading. He ignored the order since he did not want to have to pay for the rebuilding of the demolished houses. Other people were throwing their possessions into the river and those with transport made money by transporting the goods of the rich out of the city.

Samuel Pepys made the decision to send his possessions out of the city. He also sent his diary away for safekeeping. The streets of London were now filled with people who had learned of the fire and were scared that it would reach their properties.

Samuel Pepys went to look at the fire himself then went to tell the King. He was concerned that people were fleeing London rather than trying to help put the fire out. The fire had spread due to windy conditions and now covered an area half a mile to the east and north of Pudding Lane. King Charles II ordered the Lord Mayor to pull down houses in the path of the fire and stop it from spreading. The fire continued to spread due to hot dry and windy weather conditions. Many more people had packed their goods onto boats on the River Thames, while others fled the city.

Read more This Great Fire lesson focuses on developing children's powers of explanations. They will already have looked at the sequence of events and will be able to offer a few simple reasons. This lesson aims to Read more This session comprises three distinct phases.

The first is mime-based, looking at the firefighting methods used and discussing their disadvantages. The second looks at what action was taken to stop the fire spreading and the Read more Miraculously for a city that was the third largest in the world, consumed by a fire that lasted for days, very few people died, as far as we know. There is some real doubt as Read more Extra information to support your teaching of Key Question 5 - Crowdfunding is nothing new As we stress in this KQ5 enquiry, it is important that you focus on the human as well as material cost Read more This lesson gives full rein to children's creative flair, disciplined by evidence.

The City of London is offering a prize for the best design for a rebuilt London after the Great Fire. If the children It appears on the Read more Why did the Great Fire of burn down so many more houses than other fires in London at that time? In this exceptional lesson, pupils adopt the role of providers of a new plaque for These amended rules will remain in place for the duration of the school closures.

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Planning Sequence Back to List. Add to Basket. Description Spelling seed Learning Log Home Learning Branch Outcomes: Non- fiction text incorporating different text-types, including a guide to London buildings non-chronological report , warning posters, writing in role Main Outcome: Diary entry in role as the cat Length: 10 sessions, 2 weeks Overview and Outcomes: This is a two-week sequence for The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis, in which the children explore London in the present and the past, through the story of the great fire of London.

Synopsis of Text: In , London's citizens woke to see the skyline above their city's cramped wooden houses ablaze. Become a member to access.