{"id":58430,"date":"2026-04-30T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/?p=58430"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:28:59","slug":"why-did-the-great-fire-of-london-spread-so-easily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkwood.org.uk\/website\/why-did-the-great-fire-of-london-spread-so-easily\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did the Great Fire of London spread so easily?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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explored the reasons why The Great Fire of London spread as far as it did. We learnt about the hot summer weather, the materials houses were built out of, the narrow streets and the\u00a0strong winds.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have explored the reasons why The Great Fire of London spread as far as it did. 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