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.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Fire of London canonical	63
Great Fire of 1666	1
Great Fire of London (as a parish, though rebuilt later)	1
Great Fire of London 1666	1
Great Fire of London of 1666	1
Great Fire of London rebuilding programme	1
Great Fire of London street rebuilding	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disaster ⓘ fire ⓘ historical event ⓘ
architecturalRebuildingIncluded	St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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, England ⓘ surface form: London
longTermImpact	influence on later building codes in Britain ⓘ lasting place in British cultural memory ⓘ transformation of London’s urban landscape ⓘ
memorial	Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ surface form: 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 1666 ⓘ surface form: Rebuilding of London Act 1670
pointInTime	September 1666 ⓘ
precededBy	Great Plague of London ⓘ
startDate	1666-09-02 ⓘ
startPlace	Pudding Lane ⓘ Thomas Farriner's bakery ⓘ

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Samuel Pepys → witnessed → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Stuart period → significantEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Stephen Walbrook → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Stephen Walbrook → wasDestroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Great Plague of London → followedBy → Great Fire of London ⓘ

The Diary of Samuel Pepys → describesEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

The Diary of Samuel Pepys → subjectMatter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Paul's Cathedral → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London → survivedEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Restoration → keyEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Restoration (England)

Charles II of England → notableEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Mary-le-Bow, London → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Mary-le-Bow, London → destroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London → foundedBefore → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) → commemorates → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) → dedicatedToEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

this entity surface form: Great Fire of London of 1666

St Mary Woolnoth → survived → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → damagedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Greyfriars, Newgate, London → destroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Greyfriars, Newgate, London → partiallyDestroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Greyfriars, Newgate, London → significantEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Nicholas Cole Abbey → rebuildingAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Nicholas Cole Abbey → destroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → sufferedEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Benet Paul’s Wharf → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

All Hallows-by-the-Tower → sufferedEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Thomas Farriner's bakery → eventLocation → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Thomas Farriner's bakery → fireBeganAt → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Thomas Farriner's bakery → destroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Thomas Farriner's bakery → associatedWith → Great Fire of London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Fire of 1666

Rebuilding of London Act 1666 → follows → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Rebuilding of London Act 1666 → hasCause → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Rebuilding of London Act 1666 → relatedTo → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Pudding Lane → eventLocation → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Pudding Lane → category → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Guildhall → significantEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Guildhall, London

this entity surface form: Great Fire of London 1666

Guildhall → damagedBy → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Guildhall, London

Guildhall → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: Guildhall, London

Greyfriars Church, London → destroyedBy → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Cavalier Parliament → inSessionDuring → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Hart Street → survivedEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

subject surface form: St Olave's Church, Hart Street

Royal Exchange, London → destroyedBy → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Michael, Cornhill → rebuiltAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

St Michael, Cornhill → associatedWithEvent → Great Fire of London ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Fire of London rebuilding programme

Cheapside, City of London → reconstructedAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Bow Bells → destroyedIn → Great Fire of London ⓘ

Bow Bells → recastAfter → Great Fire of London ⓘ