Image courtesy of British Library on Flickr NKCR. 9.00 a.m. – the time that James, Duke of York, took charge of firefighting operations and set up a number of fire command posts around … Gazette Contents. The Gazette was not a newspaper in the modern sense: it was sent by post to subscribers, not printed for … The London Gazette was first published as The Oxford Gazette on 7 November 1665.Charles II and the Royal Court had moved to Oxford to escape the Great Plague of London, and courtiers were unwilling to touch London newspapers for fear of contagion. The King returned to London as the plague dissipated, and the Gazette moved too, with the first issue of The London Gazette (labelled No. The Gazette was "Published by Authority" by Henry Muddiman, and its first publication is noted by Samuel Pepys in his diary. The London Gazette was the first to carry news of the Trafalgar. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration in London that took place between the 2nd and 5th of September in 1666. THE LONDON GAZETTE. The London Gazette became the eyes and ears of London during the fire. Whitehall, Sept. 8. It also informed others outside of the city … 5.00 a.m. – the time that the last copy of the London Gazette was published before the presses were abandoned on Monday evening. This newspaper helped the people of London learn more about the fire and what had happened as they were moving away from the fire and the city. 3 September 1666. The London Gazette report on the Great Fire of London 1666 - page 2. his Majesties Naval Stores are kept. The Gazette was not a newspaper in the modern sense: it was sent by post to subscribers, not printed for … London Gazette recording the Fire of London 1666. Image 'Fall of Nelson' from 'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, faisant suite a l'Histoire de la Revolution Francaise' 1845. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. ISSUE 85. The London Gazette carries a wide range of content. From Monday, September 3, to Monday, September 10, 1666. Published in the Savoy, after The London Gazette's printing premises at Baynard's Castle are destroyed by a ‘sad and deplorable Fire in Pudding-lane’ that results in a missed issue. The Great Fire of London. 24) being published on 5 February 1666. The King returned to London as the plague dissipated, and the Gazette moved too, with the first issue of The London Gazette (labelled No. The London Gazette report on the Great Fire of London 1666. 24) being published on 5 February 1666. So as though it had pleased God to visit us with his own hand, he hath not, by disfurnishing us with the means of carrying on the War, subjected us to our enemies. The Great Fire of London started in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666, and by the time it was extinguished four days later, it had destroyed seven-eighths of the city (373 acres), including more than 13,000 houses and 84 churches as well as St Paul’s Cathedral and much of London Bridge. The fire may be one of the most significant events in the city’s history and is still remembered and commemorated over 350 years later. Return to Fire of London Return to Samuel Pepys Home.