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Sep 2, 2024 · For visitors today, the most obvious reminder of the fire is the Monument to the Great Fire of London, which is located outside of Monument tube station. It was commissioned by King Charles II and designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke close to where the fire originated on Pudding Lane.
Sep 21, 2024 · Just a stone's throw from Monument you'll find an unassuming plaque many visitors walk over without knowing its importance. The Monument was finished in 1877, some 11 years after The Great Fire of London, to commemorate the tragedy which destroyed four-fifths of the city.
Sep 6, 2024 · The Great Fire of London in 1666 was a pivotal event in English history, transforming the urban and societal fabric of the city. Destroying over 13,200 houses and 87 churches, including St. Paul's Cathedral, it led to a comprehensive redesign of the cityscape and new building regulations.
Sep 18, 2024 · Around the bend, though, we reach The Monument – Wren and Hooke’s towering memorial to the Great Fire. If you’ve never had the pleasure, hand over a few coins for the privilege of climbing ...
Sep 3, 2024 · On the anniversary week of the Great Fire of London, we’re at ground zero. Out where it happened. Out walking the epic events of September 1666. Guided by Simon W. In the early hours of Sunday, September 2nd 1666, a small fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane in the City of London.
Sep 2, 2024 · September 2, 1666, fire starts at Thomas Farrinor's Pudding Lane bakery, London. Four-Day Inferno Devastates Great Fire rages for 4 days, destroying 60% of London, including 13,200 houses.
Sep 5, 2024 · That said, we can be fairly certain about the first new build to take the crown, and that’s the Monument to the Great Fire, commonly known as The Monument.
