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The Great Fire of London
Rat: How did The Great Fire of London start? (SINGS) Something’s burning, something’s burning. Fetch the ketchup, fetch the ketchup… BBQ! BBQ! It’s burnt and it’s crispy.Before ovens ...
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Meteorology and the Great Fire of London, 1666
THE tercentenary of the Great Fire of London (September 2–5, 1666) has given rise to discussion of the incidental meteorological factors. Atallah 1 compares the London fire with that at Hamburg ...
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The night London burned for a second time – inside the worst night of the Blitz
American journalist Ernie Pyle watched the chaos unfold, and dubbed it the ‘Second Great Fire of London’. As the planes roared over London at around 6.15 pm on December 29, 1940, and dropped ...
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Grenfell memorial designers shortlisted to five
Seventy-two people were killed in the fire in west London on 14 June 2017. The Memorial Commission said the shortlisted design teams were: Curl La Tourelle + Head Architecture Freehaus George King ...
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The Great Fire of London
An illustration of the Great Fire of London. The west side of St Paul's Cathedral is on fire and people are fleeing from the gates of London with their belongings. The stones of St Paul’s flew ...