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Church of St Clement, Clement's Lane

The church of St Clement (dedicated to a martyred Bishop of Rome who was cast into the sea with an anchor about his neck), in Clement's Lane, stood at the western end of Eastcheap. It dated from the eleventh century. The medieval church burned down in 1666 and was rebuilt to a Sir Christopher Wren design in 1686. Apparently the parishioners were so delighted they sent Wren a one third of a hogshead of wine.

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