Thomas Farriner (sometimes written as Faynor or Farynor; c. 1615 – 20 December 1670) was an English baker and churchwarden[1] in 17th century London. Allegedly, his bakery in Pudding Lane was the source point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666.[2][3]
In the early hours of 2 September 1666, Farriner was awakened by smoke coming under the door of his bedroom. Downstairs in his bakery in Pudding Lane, the fire had started and his house had caught fire. Farriner, with his daughter, managed to escape out of an upstairs window. His maid, however, refused to follow them out of the window because she was frightened of falling into the street. She eventually died in the fire and was the first victim of the Great Fire of London.
Wenceslas Hollar – London before and after the fireWenceslas Hollar – St Paul's burning (Lex ignea)The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's (c. 1670)Pudding Lane with the memorial column marking the ignition point of the fire of London
After the fire, he rebuilt his business in Pudding Lane. He and his children signed the Bill falsely accusing Frenchman Robert Hubert of starting the fire.
Farriner died in 1670, aged 54–55, slightly over four years after the Great Fire of London.
In popular cultureedit
Thomas Farriner and his daughter are featured characters in the 2016 musical Bumblescratch.[6]
In the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, Farriner is mentioned (written as "Faynor") as being a demigod son of Hephaestus. In the series, he was said to be the last child of Hephaestus to be able to create and control fire before Leo Valdez, one of the main protaganists in the series, and that his inability to control his gift was what started the great fire.[8]
^Danielle Evelyn, The Farriner family of the Great Fire. Once upon a time in history (Friday, 17 October 2014).
^"Bumblescratch gala concert – latest cast details". Musical Theatre Review. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^"The Great Fire (2014) - Kent Film Office". kentfilmoffice.co.uk. Kent Film Office. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^Riordan, Rick (2010). Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero. Hyperion Books. p. 79. ISBN978-1-4231-1339-3.
Further readingedit
Porter, Stephen (2017). "Farriner, Thomas (1615/16?–1670)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/76314. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
January 01, 1970
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