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Ideas from the exhibition. 'Fire! Fire!' If children/schools are unable to make the trip to the Museum of London or attend the exhibition then children can discuss the question of what they would pack if they had to flee. Looking at extracts of Samuel Pepys' diary, what did he bury? Why? And would they bury the same thing?

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Sequencing cards.
After reading the diary extracts the children can arrange the cards to match what happened on each of the days the fire went on. (I will cut the top of the cards off)

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Houses in London 2016

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Houses in London 1666

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Children's version of Samuel Pepys' diary

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John Evelyn's diary

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The diary of John Evelyn; : Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Public Lab Santa Rosa Junior College Archives Museum of Western Film History National Park Service, Point Reyes National Seashore Richmond Museum of History Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden South San Francisco Historical Society

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Map of London 2016

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Samuel Pepys' diary

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Samuel Pepys Diary 1666 - Fire of London

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Samuel Pepys' Diary with information about his life and the 17th century background. Selected extracts are supported by a complete transcription of his shorthand text.

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Look at the items below. What were they used for?
How else did the people try to stop the fire?
If there was a fire today, how would it be put out?

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Minecraft version of the Great Fire

With cross-curricular links with Computing, children can recreate Pudding Lane on Minecraft.

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The Museum of London has worked with some of the world's best Minecraft professionals to create these maps, combining our knowledge and collections with their creative minds to bring history to life.

Three maps cover London before the fire, the four days of the Great Fire itself and after the fire.

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The 1666 Great Fire of London in Minecraft | Museum of London

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A set of Minecraft maps recreate the City of London at the time of the Great Fire in 1666. Explore 17th century London, fight the fire and help rebuild the city.

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What are the significant features of Pudding Lane?
What can you see?
What do you notice about the structures of the buildings and the structures of the streets?
How does this differ from the structure of buildings you see today?

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Six students from De Montfort University have created a stellar 3D representation of 17th century London, as it existed before The Great Fire of 1666. The three-minute video provides a realistic animation of Tudor London, and particularly a section called Pudding Lane where the fire started. As Londonist notes, "Although most of the buildings are conjectural, the students used a realistic street pattern [taken from historical maps] and even included the hanging signs of genuine inns and businesses" mentioned in diaries from the period.

For their efforts, the De Montfort team was awarded first prize in the Off the Map contest, a competition run by The British Library andvideo game developers GameCity and Crytek.

Commenting on the video, one judge from the esteemed British Library had this to say:

Some of these vistas would not look at all out of place as special effects in a Hollywood studio production. The haze effect lying over the city is brilliant, and great attention has been given to key features of London Bridge, the wooden structure of Queenshithe on the river, even the glittering window casements. I'm really pleased that the Pudding Lane team was able to repurpose some of the maps from the British Library's amazing map collection - a storehouse of virtual worlds - in such a considered way.

You can find more information about how the animation came together over at the animators' blog, plus at The British Library's Digital Scholarship blog.
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Prize-Winning Animation Lets You Fly Through 17th Century London

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Six students from De Montfort University have created a stellar 3D representation of 17th century London, as it existed before The Great Fire of 1666. The three-minute video provides a realistic animation of Tudor London, and particularly a section called Pudding Lane where the fire started.

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Look at the two maps of London from 1667 and 2016. Compare the difference and the makeup of London.
Looking at the map from 1666 why is there a large white space? Why are there not many buildings?