The great fire of london

1. The Great Fire
of London
KS1

2. The famous ‘Great Fire
of London’ started on
Sunday 2nd September
1666 in a bakers shop.

3. The shop was on
‘Pudding Lane’ and
belonged to Thomay
Faynor, someone who
baked for the King.

4. Question time...
Why do you think the street
was called ‘Pudding Lane’?

5. The baker forgot to put out the fire he
used to bake bread. Some fire
wood was set alight and
the fire began.

6. The buildings in London at the time
were made of wood and had
thatched roofs. The fire
spread very quickly.

7. Question time...
Why did the fire spread so
quickly?

8. The buildings were also
very close together, so the
fire spread quickly from
one street to another.

9. The very strong wind blowing also helped
the fire to spread quickly across
the city of London. People
tried to escape in boats.

10. People tried to put the
fire out with buckets
of water.

11. Question time...
What would we use today to
put a fire out?
Who would help us?

12. The fire destroyed many
buildings in London. They
were later rebuilt using
bricks instead of wood.

13. Question time...
Why was brick used instead of
wood?

14. Samuel Pepys kept
a diary of what he
saw during the fire.
He watched the
fire from across
the River Thames.

15. The fire continued
burning for four days.
Luckily, only four people
were reported to have

16. Question time...
Why do you think the fire
carried on burning for four
days?

17. After the fire a fire
service was set up in
London to make sure
that it did not happen

18. A statue was
made to
remember the
Great Fire of
London. It still
stands in London
today.

19. Task 1:
Can you order the events of the
Great Fire of London?

20. Task 2:
Imagine you are Samuel Pepys.
What can you:
See
Hear
Smell
And how do
you feel?

21. Task 3:
Write a report explaining all
about the Great Fire of London.