Great Fire of London

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disaster fire historical event

The Great Fire of London was a devastating 1666 conflagration that destroyed much of the medieval City of London and led to major urban rebuilding and fire-safety reforms.

Aliases (1)

Great Fire of London of 1666 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disaster → fire → historical event →
architecturalRebuildingIncluded	new St Paul’s Cathedral →
architecturalRebuildingLedBy	Christopher Wren →
cause	accidental bakery fire →
consequence	development of organized fire-fighting measures → improvements in fire-safety regulations → introduction of building regulations requiring brick and stone construction → major urban rebuilding of the City of London → stimulus to the growth of fire insurance → widening and straightening of streets in London →
country	Kingdom of England →
deathTollEstimate	relatively low recorded deaths →
destroyed	St Paul’s Cathedral (old medieval cathedral) → large part of the medieval City of London → many public buildings → numerous churches → thousands of houses →
destroyedArea	most of the area within the old city walls →
endDate	1666-09-06 →
firefightingMethods	firebreaks created by demolishing buildings → use of buckets, hooks, and primitive fire engines →
historicalContext	occurred during the Second Anglo-Dutch War →
legalAftermath	property disputes and compensation issues →
location	City of London → London →
longTermImpact	influence on later building codes in Britain → lasting place in British cultural memory → transformation of London’s urban landscape →
memorial	The Monument to the Great Fire of London →
memorialDesigner	Christopher Wren → Robert Hooke →
memorialLocation	near the northern end of London Bridge →
monarchAtTime	Charles II of England →
notableFeature	rapid spread due to wooden buildings and narrow streets → strong winds fanned the flames →
numberOfChurchesDestroyed	around 87 parish churches →
numberOfCityGatesDestroyed	several city gates →
numberOfHousesDestroyed	over 13,000 →
numberOfPeopleHomeless	tens of thousands →
parliamentaryResponse	Rebuilding of London Act 1666 → Rebuilding of London Act 1670 →
pointInTime	September 1666 →
precededBy	Great Plague of London →
startDate	1666-09-02 →
startPlace	Pudding Lane → Thomas Farriner's bakery →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → St Benet Paul’s Wharf → St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London → St Mary-le-Bow, London → St Paul's Cathedral → St Stephen Walbrook →	rebuiltAfter
Greyfriars, Newgate, London → St Mary-le-Bow, London → St Nicholas Cole Abbey →	destroyedIn
Greyfriars, Newgate, London → Stuart period →	significantEvent
All Hallows-by-the-Tower → St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe →	sufferedEvent
Monument to the Great Fire of London →	commemorates
Eastcheap, London →	damagedIn
Monument to the Great Fire of London ("Great Fire of London of 1666") →	dedicatedToEvent
The Diary of Samuel Pepys →	describesEvent
Thomas Farriner's bakery →	eventLocation
Great Plague of London →	followedBy
St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London →	foundedBefore
Restoration (England) →	keyEvent
Charles II of England →	notableEvent
Greyfriars, Newgate, London →	partiallyDestroyedIn
St Nicholas Cole Abbey →	rebuildingAfter
The Diary of Samuel Pepys →	subjectMatter
St Mary Woolnoth →	survived
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London →	survivedEvent
St Stephen Walbrook →	wasDestroyedIn
Samuel Pepys →	witnessed