Thomas Farriner Thomas Farriner Thomas Farriner was a baker in 17th century London. His bakery in Pudding Lane was the source point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666. Farriner joined the Baker's Company in 1637, and had his own shop by 1649. By the time of the Great Fire of London Thomas Farriner was a well known baker in the City of London, who provided bread for the Royal Navy during the Anglo-Dutch war. He was also a churchwarden. Thomas Farriner and his children escaped the fire but his maid perished in the flames. Following the fire he
Pudding Mill Lane DLR station tunnel portal to the east of the original Pudding Mill Lane site. The ramp from the portal to track level at Stratford station will pass directly through the original Pudding Mill lane station site, thus requiring a replacement station to be built on a new viaduct nearby. The original station was demolished to make way for the new ramp, funded as part of the Crossrail project. This work also permitted the upgrade of the only significant stretch of single track left on the DLR to be doubled. In July 2011, Newham Council's Strategic Development Committee approved plans by architect Weston