St Clement Eastcheap (London)

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  Bakerloo_BadBoy

  This is the first of the churches refered to in the childrens nursery rhyme of Oranges and Lemons. The rhyme is sung thus: "Oranges and lemons" say the Bells of St. Clement's" "You owe me five farthings" say the Bells of St. Martin's" "When will you pay me?" say the Bells of Old Bailey" "When I grow rich" say the Bells of Shoreditch" "When will that be?" say the Bells of Stepney" "I do not know" say the Great Bells of Bow" "Here comes a Candle to light you to Bed" Here comes a Chopper to Chop off your Head" Chip chop chip chop - the Last Man's Dead." Each church refered to in the rhyme has some connection with what is being sung about it. In the case of St Clements it is the nearby Fruit wharfs on the Thames.

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