PUDDING Lane was brought back to blazingly convincing life over the weekend as residents of Speen recreated the site of The Great Fire of London - so they could set it alight all over again.

Elaborate bonfires are fast becoming a tradition at the village's Bonfire Night celebrations. Two years ago residents built a replica of the Houses of Parliament which they then duly set fire to - succeeding where Guy Fawkes himself had failed.

And last year villagers took a more political stance, creating an effigy of the controversial High Speed 2 railway project, represented by a mocked up train which they gleefully set ablaze.

This year, however, they delved back into history to the site of Pudding Lane, the starting point of the nation's most famous fire.

Designed by Peter Symonds and constructed by Christian Nagele’s team of talented villagers, this section of Pudding Lane consisted of Ye Olde Speen Stores, a gallows, the King William public house and two carts.

Resident Tony Bobroff said: "A great evening was had by all. Undeterred by the weather, a crowd of over 500 gathered for our annual Bonfire and Firework Night. The burning building was 11 meters long by 5.5 meters high featuring two houses a pub and shop plus two carts and the gallows with the hanging guys who looked fabulous silhouetted against the flames.