London two months. The fortifications failed their only test when the New Model Army entered London in 1647, and they were levelled by Parliament the same year. London was plagued by disease in the early 17th century, culminating in the Great Plague of 1665–1666, which killed up to 100,000 people, or a fifth of the population. The Great Fire of London broke out in 1666 in Pudding Lane in the city and quickly swept through the wooden buildings. Rebuilding took over ten years and was supervised by Robert Hooke as Surveyor of London. In 1708 Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral
Fish Island, London and improved access links. Fish Island is home to the Percy Dalton Peanut Factory which has now been largely converted into artist studios. There are no stations in the area. However, "Hackney Wick" for London Overground in Hackney Wick and "Pudding Mill Lane" for the Docklands Light Railway in Stratford are nearby. London Buses 276, 339, 488 operate within Fish Island. Fish Island is connected to the National Road Network by the north/north east-south A12 (also known as the East Cross Route). The Greenway starts on Wick Lane and there is a footbridge over the East Cross Route linking Old