Children will be transfixed by this book's stunning illustrations as it transforms a major disaster into a breathtaking tale. Peter Ackroyd's mother worked in the personnel department of an engineering firm, his father having left the family home when Ackroyd was a baby.

Next, children can be handed out things like labelling worksheets, cut-and-stick timeline activities or mind maps. In elaborating this pattern, Ackroyd may have had in mind that Dickens himself was describing the Marshalsea not as it stood, but consciously inventing it. Find Pepys’ description of the Great Fire of London on 4th September 1666, famously burying his ‘parmazan cheese’. I learnt about diaries from my mum, who learnt from her mum who learnt from… you get the idea, all the way back in history… all the way back over 350 years ago, to 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London. The story starts on Pudding Lane, in the home of Thomas Farriner, a baker who lived with his family above the bakery.Spenser Spender’s twentieth-century Circumlocution Office is found in the shape of the Film Finance Board. Try and find some new jobs listed here in the key that were not listed in source 1 (for example: 124. Two new enquiries, which form key questions 4 and 5, look at the human impact of the event, an aspect often ignored.

Unfortunately due to the nature of the attraction, it is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties or people that use a wheelchair. The characters in the story all link in some way to Dickens' Little Dorrit but I don't think it matters if you've read it before reading this. This novel deals with one of Ackroyd's great heroes, Charles Dickens, and is a reworking of Little Dorrit. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread south of the river – but only because a major blaze in 1633 had already destroyed a section of London Bridge. Apparently, Ackroyd is not a fan of his first novel, which I find surprising, but perhaps it's not that unusual.With vivid descriptions of the Plague and Great Fire of London, Goodhart’s thrilling novel focuses on Nick Truelove, a boy who blames King Charles II for the death of his parents. There are not many services I would pay to subscribe to, and even less I would recommend, but yours is one which I did! My grandma told me that, and her grandma told her all the way back to a rat who lived over 350 years ago, in the time of the Great Fire of London. Lewis’s drawings take readers on a journey, from the single smouldering coal that falls out of the baker’s oven to the swirling clouds of ash that engulf the city and then in to the very heart of the fire itself. In those days when people wrote diaries, instead of using pens they dipped feather tips in ink and wrote with that instead.

Another Plague novel, this story focuses on Abby, a young housenurse who is hired to look after delightful young child Grace. Shortly after, clever businessmen spotted an opportunity to provide the surety of insurance, though reduced their risk of financial losses by employing men to extinguish fires: the first fire brigades were formed. But one night in Pudding Lane they are caught up in a fire that threatens to destroy them, along with most of the City of London. This book takes the dramatic historical information surrounding the Great Fire of London and transforms it into a breathtaking story that will transfix readers of all ages.

From the outbreak of the fire at a bakery on Pudding lane, to fire fighting techniques and meddling Lord Mayors, The Great Fire Unclassified takes readers on a journey back in time to uncover the true story behind London’s most destructive ever fire. I do wish you were around then, as your content is fantastic and my little boy looks forward to your daily worksheets.

Children will love examining the rich detail of each spread, from the detailed city map to the drawings of London before, during and after the fire took hold. From ancient civilisations shrouded in mystery to transformative events of the 20th Century – we have resources for every national curriculum topic.

Images to Inspire – A huge collection of inspirational images that can be used as the starting point for learning. Townsperson: I’ve heard that more than 300 houses have been burned by a fire, Sir, and it’s still going. Peter Ackroyd CBE is an English novelist and biographer with a particular interest in the history and culture of London.