History of firefighting Europe at the time, was the scene of several great fires in the 16th century. As a consequence, King Charles IX disbanded the residents' night watches and left the king's watches as the only one responsible for checking crimes and fires. London suffered great fires in 798, 982, 989, 1212 and above all in 1666 (the Great Fire of London). The Great Fire of 1666 started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane, consumed about two square miles (5 km²) of the city, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Prior to this fire, London had no organized fire protection system. Afterwards,
Andrew Buchan 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival. In July 2014 Buchan starred alongside Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal in Hugo Blick's eagerly anticipated political thriller "The Honourable Woman". This was broadcast on both BBC2 in the UK and the Sundance channel in the USA. In October 2014 he starred in ITV's "The Great Fire", portraying Thomas Farriner, the baker from Pudding Lane. In 2015 it was announced that Buchan was cast as the lead role in TNT drama pilot "Home" alongside Bethany Joy Lenz. Unfortunately "Home" was not subsequently serialised and remains unaired. On Christmas Day 2016 the lavish dramatisation of Jasper