Performance Management 2008-9
Knowledge Organiser for Year 2 History Topic: The Great Fire of Cottenham Timeline of key events Thursday 4th April 1850 – 6-7pm Thursday 4th April 1850 – 8.30pm Friday 5th April 1850 – 5am Saturday 18th April
William Hayward spends the early evening in the Lamb Public House. Alarm given that a fire had broken out between 204 and 206 High Street. William Hayward leaves the Lamb Public House. William Hayward arrested in Linton.
Key Numbers 35
Number of houses that burned down.
26
Number of farms that burned down.
7
Number of shops that burned down.
0
Number of people that died.
£20000 6
Estimated cost of lost property and goods. Number of miles away that the flames could be seen from.
Key Places The Lamb Inn Telegraph Street Haulm Wall between 204 and 206 High Street Castle Hill Cambridge Linton
Where William Hayward had been during the early evening of the 4th April 1850. Where a fight broke out over buckets, outside the Wesleyan Chapel and the Church Mission Hall. Where the fire was started. Where people flocked to watch the fire from. Where William Hayward was later arrested.
Key Figures William Hayward Thomas Graves ‘The blue lad’
A farm hand, who was accused of starting the fire. Owner of the farm on which Hayward worked. A burly man who played a key part in the fight for the buckets.
Robert Ivatt
Owner of the Gothic House, which remains today.
Edward Ivatt
Owner of a newly completed house on Corbett Street that was completely gutted by the blaze and was uninsured.
Why did it spread?
A swift south west by west gale was blowing Fire engines were late in being sent from Cambridge Many houses had thatched roofs Many houses were made predominantly of wood – several of the brick and tile houses remained standing after the blaze.
What happened as a result?
Numbers of poor families were rendered homeless and lost all their little store of furniture A later fire in August was made worse due to the Cottenham fire engine being out of action; it had not been cleaned after the ‘Great fire’ and was caked in mud Within a year a fire brigade was formed to manage the Parish Fire Engine
William Hayward spends the early evening in the Lamb Public House. Alarm given that a fire had broken out between 204 and 206 High Street. William Hayward leaves the Lamb Public House. William Hayward arrested in Linton.
Key Numbers 35
Number of houses that burned down.
26
Number of farms that burned down.
7
Number of shops that burned down.
0
Number of people that died.
£20000 6
Estimated cost of lost property and goods. Number of miles away that the flames could be seen from.
Key Places The Lamb Inn Telegraph Street Haulm Wall between 204 and 206 High Street Castle Hill Cambridge Linton
Where William Hayward had been during the early evening of the 4th April 1850. Where a fight broke out over buckets, outside the Wesleyan Chapel and the Church Mission Hall. Where the fire was started. Where people flocked to watch the fire from. Where William Hayward was later arrested.
Key Figures William Hayward Thomas Graves ‘The blue lad’
A farm hand, who was accused of starting the fire. Owner of the farm on which Hayward worked. A burly man who played a key part in the fight for the buckets.
Robert Ivatt
Owner of the Gothic House, which remains today.
Edward Ivatt
Owner of a newly completed house on Corbett Street that was completely gutted by the blaze and was uninsured.
Why did it spread?
A swift south west by west gale was blowing Fire engines were late in being sent from Cambridge Many houses had thatched roofs Many houses were made predominantly of wood – several of the brick and tile houses remained standing after the blaze.
What happened as a result?
Numbers of poor families were rendered homeless and lost all their little store of furniture A later fire in August was made worse due to the Cottenham fire engine being out of action; it had not been cleaned after the ‘Great fire’ and was caked in mud Within a year a fire brigade was formed to manage the Parish Fire Engine
