Top 10 Incredible Facts Surrounding The Great Fire Of London
Thought by many at the time to be a disaster waiting to happen, the Great Fire of London is probably one of the most well-known events in the history of Stuart England. It began its spread of terror on the evening of September 1, 1666.
The London of 1666 consisted largely of houses constructed from oak timbers, which were covered in flammable tar in order to keep out the rain. The houses were crammed together in narrow streets, where the only real firefighters were neighborhood teams of “bucket brigades” whose only tools of the trade were leather water pails and primitive hand-operated water pumps. The Great Fire of London was said by many at the time to be an event of inevitability, and London’s citizens had been ordered to check their homes for possible fire risks.
Sewage pipe problem: Auckland s Hobson Bay beach unswimmable until 2022
8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Local resident Bruce Renshaw has lived in Remuera his entire life and swum in Hobson Bay since he was a child. He says he s disgusted at the lack of care for the water quality there.
Tom Dillane is a reporter at the New Zealand Heraldtom.dillane@nzme.co.nz@tomdillane1
People who live near a pretty Auckland beach are flushed with anger because the water remains unsafe for swimming because of old sewerage pipes plugged into stormwater connections. Hobson Bay, the waterfront for the wealthy suburbs of Remuera and Parnell, has been declared an indefinite health hazard and warning signs have been erected along a 6km shoreline.
Not even safe for dogs - One of Auckland s wealthiest bays unswimmable till 2022 due to mansion sewage pipes nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.