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The Great Fire of London - 1666
Source http//www.angliacampus.com/education/fire
/london/history/greatfir.htm
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Source http//www.channel4.com/history/microsites
/H/history/fire/legacy.html

• September 2, 1666
• Destroyed 80 of London
• 13,200 houses, 87 churches, 50 civic halls burnt
  down

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Source http//www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/gre
atfire.htm
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Benefits of the Fire

• Helped eliminate the plague
• Chance to rebuild London more efficiently and
  attractively

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The Plague
Source http//www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdea
th/
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Buboes
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AKA Black Death
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Rebuilding London

• Sir Christopher Wren
• (1632-1723)

Source http//www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figu
res/wren_christopher.shtml
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The Isle of Portland, Dorset, England
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The Perfect Building Stone

• Structurally reliable
• Easily accessible
• Freestone
• Hardness
• Durability
• Beautiful color

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Depositional Environment

• Late Jurassic Period, 142-202 mya
• Warm, marine environment
• Cyclical Sea Level Change
• Oolitic limestone

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St. Pauls Cathedral
Source http//www.stpauls.co.uk
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The Monument
Source http//www.londontown.com/LondonInformatio
n/Business/The_Monument/2c17/
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Full Circle
Source http//www.stpauls.co.uk