This bucket was found in 1974 during archaeological excavations near where the Great Fire of London began. It offers a way to explore how the fire was fought, how the approach used in 1666 differed from our modern-day fire service, and what this tells us about city life then and now. It is a familiar domestic object, but made of leather and personalised with initials, allowing consideration of possible owners, their experience of the fire and how the bucket came to be in the cellar.