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"This church is St Mary-le-Bow, and the bells up in that steeple decide, by law of tradition, who counts as a real Londoner. Because to be a true Cockney — a genuine East End Londoner, the accent, the whole thing — you have to have been born within the sound of Bow Bells. These exact bells. If your first cries reached this steeple, you're the real article."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at St Mary-le-Bow
This is just one of 8 stops on the St Paul's & the Great Fire of London tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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