The Great Fire of London

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      How the Great Fire started, spread and was fought.
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      Most of the medieval City of London was swept away by the Great Fire. Rebuilding took many years.
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Collections: London Museum

Burnt brick

Burnt brick

Leather bucket

Leather bucket

Melted pottery fragments

Melted pottery fragments

Firefighter’s helmet

Firefighter’s helmet

Map: ‘A plan of the City and Liberties of London after the dreadful conflagration in the year 1666’

Map: ‘A plan of the City and Liberties of London after the dreadful conflagration in the year 1666’

Oak bed, 1620-30

Oak bed, 1620-30

Melted window glass, 1600s

Melted window glass, 1600s

Bible box

Bible box

Frying pan

Frying pan

Painting: ‘The Great Fire of London 1666’

Painting: ‘The Great Fire of London 1666’

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