St. Clement Danes, London. The bells ring "Oranges and Lemons"

[@outtatime7894]

1984 has brought me here.

[@earth3556]

Same

[@atelieroflauraleemoreland3418]

I live in Canada and I grew up with this jingle. I had no idea until this moment that there are actually bells at St. Clement that ring this way. You learn something new every day.

[@rileypurcell2159]

Tiny Laura same! Except I was visiting London and just happened to be walking past at midday!

[@TheWolveswolves]

@@rileypurcell2159 I heard them by chance a few months ago when i happened to be in the vicinity of the church. It was totally unexpected and i found it quite moving.

[@paulsengupta971]

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 at Old Bailey. When I grow rich, Say the bells at Shoreditch. When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney. I do not know, Says the great bell at Bow.

[@Egill2011]

The bells of Old Bailey play the same tune, but it starts with "when will you pay me?", and so on.

[@atelieroflauraleemoreland3418]

@@Egill2011 Is old Bailey also in London? I am Canadian and have not visited England, so I am sort of out of the loop here on this side of the ocean.

[@arnie6388]

Lydia Ruleman (Parker) 1742-1799 my 5th great-grandmother was buried at the church or in the other graveyard belonging to it she would have heard these bells in her daily life, its great to know i can listen to them too in 2020.

[@howardshakespeare7142]

That's interesting.

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

I think this is soooo cute they play this every day, even in the 21st century. Shows they take it seriously.

[@David-yw2lv]

Beautiful sound

[@charlieinglis8688]

You guys do know this jingle dates back to about 1655 long be for the it film right

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

The building was there before the Danes claimed it.

[@berkantintas8670]

1984

[@Eli-yr3rs]

OMG YESS!!!! i was just reading it today and then i rememberd this song and now i cant get it out of my head and im just stuck with singing it in a cockney accent and being in oliver at school dosent help with the accent thing lol

[@Garidoes1]

That's what brought me here

[@PB-mo1fs]

Heard it this evening walking home from work. My god how that street scene has changed over the last few years.

[@PB-mo1fs]

Also. It must be 5.00 no? Not 6?

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

The old buildings are still there.

[@mobababy6342]

Tons of history in the St Clement Parish in Philippines Angono Rizal and the bells was still surive after Hundreds of years

[@meinfraulein380]

im asian yet listened to this as child, being played in iur cd few years. two decades passed i completely forgot the song until i read 1984

[@superseareviewsjamie6862]

Oranges and lemons is in it

[@helenhighwater33]

Wonderful - so evocative, especially given the age of the church

[@londonnewyear]

The church was very badly damaged in WW2. You can still see the bomb damage to the stonework at the eastern end

[@jerjerbeat]

The christening of bells may be seen in this Pathé newsreel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmq5nKp5rpZsn80

[@HelenGriffinOftroy]

The current building dates back to 1680--but the parish, and the "church" was old on the Strand, in the 1300's. Katharine Swineford (ne de Roet) was married there, to her first husband, Both were in John of Gaunts "houshold" (the strand castle) ---

[@XX-uj1nu]

lmao im watching at 2021 i remember me and my friend playing this

[@DreamyStarz-u7g]

We all float down here

[@johncas1]

You can here this at 12pm they do it 4 times a day

[@YasminMcKenzie]

Best Bands Ever

[@Cinemadman]

The new IT film brought me here.

[@jemmyonline5910]

THANKS

[@THICCMando66]

Do you smell the carnival Georgie

[@KarmaDragonia]

0:23 there's someone in all white with red hair walking through the crowd.....

[@specialunit0428]

lmao

[@amarpreetsingh7066]

Where exactly is this beautiful place....please

[@howardshakespeare7142]

The Church is located at Aldwich, between Fleet Street and the Strand, in London.

[@jesswright8279]

That’s beautiful! When do they play this?

[@howardshakespeare7142]

Usually on the hour until 9pm. In Brixham Devon, the church chimes "Abide with me" at 8pm each evening. It was there where the Rev. Henry Lyte wrote the hymn.

[@ΝΙΚΟΣΠΟΔΑΣ-δ4σ]

@@howardshakespeare7142 10 bells cast by mears and stainbank

[@romanshapovalov7905]

Апельсинчики, как мёд В колокол Сент Клмент бьёт

[@fivespeedorange]

soon,,will be illegal to film any public sites--I LOVE YOU

[@YasminMcKenzie]

My husband say "same"

[@user-xv6ry9yi7l]

this is the funniest video on all of youtube

[@nikospodas6201]

A RING OF 10 BELLS IN E YOU HAVE THE SAME NAME AS WILLAM SHAKESPERE

[@corellifer9799]

Every time I hear this jingle I think about Pennywise ♥️

[@avian8338]

The last drop of Englishness in a now foreign country....

[@earth3556]

It’s in England

[@PsychedelicDef]

@@earth3556It’s most likely a reference to 1984 unless they’re being xenophobic