Talk:Early fires of London

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Boudecia did not burn down London, she burnt down Colchester. [Unsigned but by User 86.3.234.23]


 * According to Boudica (and every printed history), the Iceni burned Colchester, Londinium and Verulamium in 60 AD. Mikedash 14:43, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

this page is an artacle of a numarous fires in london and is very riskey but the biggest and sould i say the larges waass the great fire of london  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.61.245 (talk) 17:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Anglo-Saxon fires
I've added a 'refimprove' tag to the Anglo-Saxon fires section, since I don't trust ANY of the dates. A fire in 962 that destroyed St Pauls (not in this list) is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle - but where do the other dates come from? -- John O&#39;London (talk) 14:35, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Claim in 1633 fire section about London Bridge
In the section mentioning the 1633 fire and the damage it did to London Bridge states that "this accidental "firebreak" prevented the bridge from being damaged by the Great Fire of London three decades later in September 1666." However the Great Fire of London article states in the section for Monday 3 September that "The spread to the south was mostly halted by the river, but it had torched the houses on London Bridge and was threatening to cross the bridge". Furthermore London Bridge article states that "The Great Fire destroyed the bridge's waterwheels, preventing them from pumping water to fight the fire". Thus while the 1666 Great Fire did not destroy the bridge or cross it as if might have done had the pre-1633 buildings been in tact I don't think it is fair to say that the bridge was completely prevented from being damaged by the fire break. Dunarc (talk) 20:40, 7 September 2023 (UTC)