The Great Fire of London: An Illustrated History of the Great Fire of 1666

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Children will love examining the rich detail of each spread, from the detailed city map to the drawings of London before, during and after the fire took hold. This book takes the dramatic historical information surrounding the Great Fire of London and transforms it into a breathtaking story that will transfix readers of all ages. There are a lot of halls. These were meeting places for different kinds of craftsmen. For example, number 130 is the Carpenter’s Hall. Can you find any more? In pairs, talk about what people had to do in these jobs. (Your teacher will help you with the unusual ones.)

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The story starts on Pudding Lane, in the home of Thomas Farriner, a baker who lived with his family above the bakery. Any bags larger than this size cannot be taken to the top of The Monument. This is to protect the historic structure and because the staircase and viewing platform are narrow at some points. Large bags are required to be left in a designated bag storage area at the bottom of the staircase. All the houses in London were so close together, which is a very good thing for escaping…But it also helped the fire to spread. Thomas Farriner and his family climbed out of the window, to the roof, and escaped to the neighbour’s house… all except their maid. In 1666, London’s citizens woke to see the skyline above their city’s cramped wooden houses ablaze. The Great Fire of London is a hauntingly beautiful visual re-telling of one of the most well-known disasters in the city’s history. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the fire, powerful and sumptuous drawings from the new east London illustrator, James Weston Lewis, bring the events of November 1666 to life in this stunning gift book.The lesson could be expanded to ask pupils to attempt a piece of writing on the fire such as a diary entry.