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The Great Fire of London (Paperback)
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The Great Fire of London (Paperback)
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List price R311
Loot Price R282
Discovery Miles 2 820
You Save R29 (9%)
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The Great Fire of London was the greatest catastrophe of its kind
in Western Europe. Although detailed fire precautions and
fire-fighting arrangements were in place, the fire raged for four
days and destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches and 44 of the City of
London's great livery halls. The 'great fire' of 1666 closely
followed by the 'great plague' of 1665; as the antiquary Anthony
Wood wrote left London 'much impoverished, discontented, afflicted,
cast downe'. In this comprehensive account, Stephen Porter examines
the background to 1666, events leading up to and during the fire,
the proposals to rebuild the city and the progress of the five-year
programme which followed. He places the fire firmly in context,
revealing not only its destructive impact on London but also its
implications for town planning, building styles and fire
precautions both in the capital and provincial towns.
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