The map below shows a modern City of London, with the highlighted section showing the extent of the Great Fire. We have used Wenceslaus Hollar’s famous map of 1666 as our main source. As you can see, ...

The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to fix the old city's problems. None of these plans were ever adopted.

Three short animations exploring The Great Fire of London of 1666 - the causes of The Fire, what happened during The Fire and how the city was rebuilt afterwards. 1. Why did The Great Fire of ...

The first part of an adventure in which listeners try out a new virtual reality exhibition called 'MATRIX' transporting them to the summer of 1666 and the Great Fire of London. Kerry welcomes the ...

Developed by the Museum of London, the map Great Fire 1666 takes players straight into the thick of 17th-century London when the terrible fire raged. Players can try to put out the flames ...

Built between 1597 and 1614, this is the only house in the City of London to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. 41-42 Cloth Fair in London’s Farringdon district Records tell us that the ...

In 1665, one year before the Great Fire of London, Newport was already a thriving market town with narrow streets filled by homes mostly made of wood. Tragedy struck on the afternoon of Friday ...

What We Know About the Fire That Brought London's Heathrow Airport to a Standstill LONDON (AP) — Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled Friday after a fire at a nearby ...

LONDON — Heathrow Airport was up and running Saturday and airlines worked to clear the backlog after a fire at a nearby electricity substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport ...

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled on Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport, disrupting ...