Process Essay: The Great Fire Of London

I chose the topic about the Great Fire of London because this event gripped my attention at once. The reason why I became interested in this topic is because I was surprised about the remarkable transformation of London compared to before the fire and after the fire. There was a video clip I watched, produced by a group of De Montfort University students. It showed the filthy, messy, and out of order environment of London during the 17th century. Then, I saw London after the fire. Especially, I saw the changes on the architecture aspects. There was a big difference between the two periods. Usually, I have big interests in design and architecture, so that is why I want to investigate about the architectural influence of the Great Fire of London.

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After the end of the plague epidemic, people of London enjoyed six or seven months of normal, stabled life. Horrendously, The Great Fire of London started on Sunday 2nd of September, 1666. It started early morning from the King’s baker’s house in Pudding Lane. It is recorded that Thomas Farriner, the baker, had not extinguished the fire under his oven during the night before. On the first day of the fire, there were over 300 houses burned. Fire did not stop by the first day, but it rather raged further infinitely. In Samuel Pepy’s diary, he wrote records of what happened during the days of fire chronologically. At first, the fire burned down all Fish-Street, to the London Bridge. One of the factors which made the fire quickly rage was the strong wind. The fire spread far up to Steele-yard, then to the White Hall, and up to the king’s closet in the Chappell. People living in the city tried to endeavor with their property. They loaded goods to save; especially extraordinary goods were carried in their carts and on their backs. There were sick patients carried in beds here and there. Whereas many people endeavored, poor people stayed at houses as long as till the fire touched them. This is