--- title: "Year 1 History: Putting Out The Great Fire of London" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-11-25-year-1-history-putting-out-the-great-fire-of-london" 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: Putting Out The Great Fire of London ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/06DA2911-F5DC-43F8-8BDF-6E45CEB30BF3.jpeg) 25 November 2025 Today, we examined evidence, primary sources and artefacts to help us understand how the people of London tried to put out the fire in 1666. We learnt that Samuel Pepys wrote a diary and buried it with wine and cheese, which we still use today to understand the events of the fire. We also used pictures and artefacts, such as a leather bucket to understand ways the fire was put out. We did some role play using our buckets and filling it with water from the River Thames and throwing it onto the flames. When that didn’t work, we used a water pump to try and extinguish the flames, but that did not work either. We started to pull down houses with fire hooks to create a fire break, which did help stop the spread of the fire. Ultimately, the fire ended as the wind stopped blowing and the fire was contained. Year 1 really enjoyed stepping into the role of the people in London and understood how tricky it was to put the fire out without fire engines like today. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/06DA2911-F5DC-43F8-8BDF-6E45CEB30BF3.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/IMG_7153.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-11-24-tt-rockstars-battles) Previous ### [TT Rockstars Battles](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-11-24-tt-rockstars-battles) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/375DB323-741B-48C7-8DB3-9D85FBACA372.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-11-26-reception-pshe-teamwork) Next ### [Reception-PSHE- Teamwork ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-11-26-reception-pshe-teamwork) ### 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/)