Great Fire of London 1666

London 'burns' on Great Fire anniversary

Crowds gathered on the river banks to watch the 120-metre-long model go up in flames.

The inferno in September 1666 raged for four days, destroying most of the old walled city, which at that time was built almost entirely of wood.

The 120m-long wooden replica of old London - built by US "burn artist" David Best - was moored in the river to prevent the fire from spreading again.