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 | | Clements Old Church, its “little whitened tower, adorned with pinnacles,” was taken down in 1829, having been replaced by a new St. Clements Church further to the east, and so the area literally became “a plain”, that is an open space surrounded by buildings. |
 | | Clements than before, largely because tradesmen then found it a convenient place from which to conduct trade with the city market, while avoiding the regulations and fees imposed by the city freemen. |
 | | Over the centuries the fortunes of St. Clements have varied very considerably, but the one surviving constant seems to be the Old Black Horse Hotel itself, which is still serving its patrons as well as it ever has done for nearly 400 years. |
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