Class LH are on fire and have been working their socks off this week as we have been learning about the 'Great Fire of London'. They have been finding out about how and when the fire started, what happened during the events and discovering how we know so much about it from historical facts. We were able to find out about why the fire spread so quickly due to the wooden houses and we have created a scene from it.
We also wrote a diary entry inspired by Samuel Pepys diary about what it felt like to be in caught in the Fire of London using our senses especially what we could hear, see, feel and smell. There were some amazing diary entries which we wrote on ‘old style’ parchment.
Some examples of their senses:-
Men were using the long, grey poles called firehooks to pull down the houses. People were picking up brown, leather buckets and pouring water on the houses. – Wynn
I saw the very bright flames – it nearly made me blind. -
Ashton
I feel the heat rushing against my face. – Lily
I heard the terrified people screaming and the dogs barking. –
Saskia
I can see the fire getting bigger licking the buildings. –
Ruby
The smell is disgusting and getting stronger because it is
so warm. – Freddie M-W
We also performed outside a 4-part version of "London's Burning".
