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4 days ago · During a great storm in 1561, St. Martin's Church, Ludgate, was struck by lightning; immediately after, the wooden steeple of St. Paul's started into a flame. The fire burned downwards furiously for four hours, the bells melted, the lead poured in torrents; the roof fell in, and the whole Cathedral became for a time a ruin.
2 days ago · London’s 1666 fire. In 2017, the anniversary of the great fire was commemorated on September 4th. While the fire is deliberate this time, it is a reminder to everyone who lived through the tragedy and heard stories from relatives who did or were witness to the devastation in the aftermath that such cannot happen again.
3 days ago · On the scene at the Great Fire of London is a fantastic and immersive way to learn so much about the fire, Samuel Pepys and some of London’s most famous landmarks while also discovering some hidden gems.
1 day ago · After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Hooke (as a surveyor and architect) attained wealth and esteem by performing more than half of the property line surveys and assisting with the city's rapid reconstruction.
3 days ago · The Monument, a fluted Doric column, raised to commemorate the Great Fire of London, was designed by Wren, who, as usual, was thwarted in his original intentions. It stands 202 feet from the site of the baker's house in Pudding Lane where the fire first broke out.
5 days ago · I always look forward to a new book from Lindsay; her writing always manages to beautifully combine historical fact with the magical and mythical. Ever since her debut middle grade title, Darwin’s Dragons, I have been a big fan. “London, 1666 When fire breaks out, eleven-year-old Gil is separated from his family in the chaos.…
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5 days ago · By Greg McKevitt 16th September 2024. William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies was first published on 17 September 1954, and is now recognised as a classic. In History looks at how Golding's ...
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