The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London
2nd September 1666, Pudding Lane, the start of a conflagration which almost completely destroyed the City of London including St Paul's Cathedral, The Royal Exchange, Newgate prison, and 13,000 homes. How did it start? Why was it so devastating and how was the City rebuilt? Find out on this walk that uses contemporary accounts from Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn to tell the story.
Starts - Monument underground
Ends - St Paul's
Length 2 hours
