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Fire bucket from the Great Fire of London

For the classroom

The leather fire bucket

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© Museum of London


Wren's plan

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Sir Christopher Wren's plan for rebuilding the City of London indicating the area destroyed in the Great Fire.

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Evelyn's plan

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Sir John Evelyn's plan for rebuilding the City of London.

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Many useful resources can be found on these two websites:

Fire of London

Source: fireoflondon.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/resources/imagebank/

Museum of London

Source: museumoflondon.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/

Before the fire

Source: youtube.com

Fly-through video of Pudding Lane before the fire.



See this video on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFRrDKaa8EY&feature=youtu.be

Samuel Pepys

Source: bbc.co.uk

Famous people: Samuel Pepys; from BBC Primary History.

Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/samuel_pepys/

Fire of London

Source: fireoflondon.org.uk

Explore the Fire of London website with a free interactive game, image bank, suggested school visit locations and activities for use in class.

Visit the site http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk

Outside the classroom



Here are some relevant museums and sites to visit.

Museum of London

Source: museumoflondon.org.uk

Visit the War, Plague & Fire gallery at the Museum of London.

Visit the site http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/london-wall/whats-on/galleries/war-plague-fire/

Pudding Lane

Source: museumoflondon.org.uk

The location of the archaeological excavation where the bucket was found, near to Pudding Lane, is included within the free Great Fire audio walking tour. In its YouTube version, it also includes an image of the bucket.

Visit the site http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/explore-online/spotify/great-fire-london-mp4-walking-tour

London Fire Brigade Museum

Source: london-fire.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/OurMuseum.asp

National Emergency Services Museum

Source: emergencymuseum.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.emergencymuseum.org.uk/index.html
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Fire bucket from the Great Fire of London