Great Fire of London (or Farynor) on Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September, and spread rapidly west across the City of London. The major firefighting technique of the time was to create firebreaks by means of demolition; this was critically delayed owing to the indecisiveness of Lord Mayor of London Sir Thomas Bloodworth. By the time large-scale demolitions were ordered on Sunday night, the wind had already fanned the bakery fire into a firestorm that defeated such measures. The fire pushed north on Monday into the heart of the City. Order in the streets broke down as rumours arose of suspicious
Angel Street, London Angel Street, London Angel Street, once Angell Street, is a short street in the City of London that runs between King Edward Street in the west and St. Martin's Le Grand in the east. The street is recorded on John Ogilby and William Morgan's "Large Scale Map of the City As Rebuilt By 1676" which shows the plan of London after its rebuilding following the Great Fire of London in 1666. Today the street is made up on the north side of the former post office buildings of 1 St Martin's Le Grand and on the south side of the