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Say the bells of St. Margaret's. Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles’. Halfpence and farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's. Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement's. Pancakes and fritters, Say the bells of St. Peter's. Two sticks and an apple, Say the bells at Whitechapel. Pokers and tongs, Say the bells at St. John's.
St Clement Eastcheap considers itself to be the church referred to in the nursery rhyme that begins "Oranges and lemons / Say the bells of St Clement's". So too does St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, whose bells ring out the traditional tune of the nursery rhyme three times a day.
St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London.It is now situated near the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand.Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the current building replaced the medieval church building and was completed in 1682 by celebrated architect Sir Christopher Wren.
English: An orange and a lemon tree laden with fruit are growing side by side. A group of children have formed a circle around citrus trees and are probably playing "Oranges and Lemons". Daisies are growing in the grass. Designed for Jeffrey and Co. of London. Now produced at the Sanderson mill from original rollers.
"Oranges and Lemons" (1744) is set to the tune of the bells of St Clement Danes, an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. The first English collection, Tommy Thumb's Song Book and a sequel, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, were published by Mary Cooper in London in 1744, with such songs becoming known as "Tommy Thumb's songs".
Oranges and Lemons (Say the bells of St. Clement's), a nursery rhyme Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Clement .
Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. For most, church bells are ...
It is sometimes considered being one of the churches mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons". Most of the building was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, but the tower and part of the nave were left standing. [4] The parish was merged with St Clement Eastcheap. [5] The churchyard remained in use by the combined parish ...