Nursery rhyme time

St Clement Danes church, Strand, London

The church in the above photograph is St Clement Danes, Strand, London. There is a nursery rhyme from the 16th/17th century which is sung to the melodies played by the bells in various London churches. The rhyme is ‘Oranges and lemons’ and the church above plays the first lines, ‘Oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clements’. I used to sing it a lot as a child (you can probably find a version on YouTube).

As I passed the church yesterday, the clock struck the hour and the bells played the melody from the rhyme. It did send a tingle down my spine being quite surreal at the same time.

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I have been working in English language teaching for about twenty years. My qualifications include the DELTA, the Diploma in English Language Teaching Management (DELTM). I also have an MA in Online and Distance Education (MA ODE).

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