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Explorable Scenes: Great Fire of London
This Explorable Scene transports you to the start of the Great Fire of London. The fire began in a bakery in Pudding Lane and lasted from 2nd to 5th September in 1666. Before the fire began there had been a drought in London that lasted for 10 months, so the city was very dry. In 1666 lots of people had houses made from wood and straw which burned easily. The fire burnt down a lot of buildings – over 13,000 houses, 87 churches and even St. Paul’s Cathedral!
This supporting document provides three focus points, which teachers may want to use to scaffold and guide their students through this experience. The second page outlines how teachers can use this explorable scene in history, literacy and language, human geography and physical geography.
