27,000 houses, 78 churches and 1 cathedral. 70,000 people were left homeless.
The Great Fire of London traveled from house to house, building to building because the buildings were made predominantly from wood and the streets were extremely narrow. Add this to the fact that London had experienced a dry summer and London was extremely flammable.
They changed a lot of things - buildings (timber to stone or brick) etc
Sir Christopher Wren designed a number of the large buildings after the great fire in London in 1666. After that fire it became illegal to have thatched roofs.
Wilberforce Jenkinson has written: 'A literary topography of old London' -- subject(s): Westminster Palace (London, England), Buildings, structures, Great Britain. Parliament, Great Britain, Palaces, Great Britain Parliament (The buildings), Historic houses, Historic buildings 'London churches before the great fire.' -- subject(s): Church buildings, Church history
The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed most of the buildings which preceded that time, but the Tower of London (11th century and earlier) survived.
They used water from the River Thames but the fire eventually died by itself when it ran out of buildings to burn.
The Great Fire of London was in 1666 and London Fire Brigade didn't exist then.
About 17,500 buildings were destroyed and 90,000 people were homeless.
The Great Fire of London happened in 1666
The Great Fire of London was in 1666.
The Great Fire of London was in 1666 and there was no fire department at that time.
Well, it took long time and then it was done