--- title: "Year 1 History- What happened on 2nd September 1666?" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-11-14-year-1-history-what-happened-on-2nd-september-1666" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 1 History- What happened on 2nd September 1666? ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/1B887E07-AD8A-4470-9D2C-B8675A04389B.jpeg) 14 November 2023 As part of history unit on the Great Fire of London, Year 1 acted out what happened during the 2nd September through to 6th September 1666. We had the baker Thomas Farriner going to bed and leaving a spark in the oven which then caused a fire to break out, children acting as the fire jumping from house to house, children using leather buckets, water squirters and fire hooks attempting to put the fire out and others escaping London in boats on the River Thames just as residents did at the time of the GFoL, children acting as the fire getting ever nearer to the Tower of London where people had stored their possessions for safekeeping, children acting as St Paul’s Cathedral and being defeated by the flames, children acting as King Charles II ordering gunpowder to be used, children acting as the buildings which were blown up with gunpowder to create a fire break to stop the fire and finally children acting as the last flames which died out. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/1B887E07-AD8A-4470-9D2C-B8675A04389B.jpeg) [Year 1](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [History](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/history) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/E158843D-A9D6-4051-B7B6-EE3F0D3A7B4D.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-11-13-world-kindness-day-1) Previous ### [World Kindness Day](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-11-13-world-kindness-day-1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/A4E1822A-C53D-4575-BD8D-4F28C91C85BF.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-11-15-year-4-odd-socks-and-shoes-for-anti-bullying-week) Next ### [Year 4 - Odd Socks and Shoes for Anti-Bullying Week](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-11-15-year-4-odd-socks-and-shoes-for-anti-bullying-week) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)