The Muffin Man is preserved in the Bodleian Library with lyrics very similar to those used today: <poem> Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man Who lives in Drury Lane?</poem> Victorian households had many of their fresh foods delivered, such as muffins, which were delivered door-to-door by a muffin man. The "muffin" in question was the bread product known in the United States as English muffins, not the much sweeter cupcake-shaped American variety. Drury Lane is a thoroughfare bordering Covent Garden in London. The rhyme and game appear to have spread to
St Martin-in-the-Fields London location, the exterior of the church building frequently appears in films including, "Notting Hill", "Enigma" and television programmes including "Doctor Who" and "Sherlock". References to the church take place in the following novels: References to the church occur in the following poems: The church may be the St Martin's referred to in the nursery rhyme known as Oranges and Lemons. The church has a close relationship with the Royal Family, whose parish church it is, as well as with 10 Downing Street and the Admiralty. The church established its own almhouses and pension-charity on 21 September 1886. The 19