St Sepulchre without Newgate, London United Kingdom. Founded in the year 1137 just outside the City of London's New gate, the church was a departure point for knights setting off for the crusades. It is named for the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem, the ultimate destination of the Crusaders. The present building dates from 1450, and it is the bells of this church that appear in the rhyme 'oranges and Lemons as the bells of Old Bailey that wonder when will you pay me.'

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Founded in the year 1137 just outside the City of London's New gate, the church was a departure point for knights setting off for the crusades. It is named for the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem, the ultimate destination of the Crusaders. The present building dates from 1450, and it is the bells of this church that appear in the rhyme 'oranges and Lemons as the bells of Old Bailey that wonder when will you pay me.'

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