Saint George's Memorial Church, Anglican memorial church in Ypres, Belgium

Saint George's Memorial Church is an Anglican church in Ypres dedicated to British and Commonwealth soldiers from World War I. Its interior features brass plaques representing regiments and Canadian military memorials throughout the space.

Architect Reginald Blomfield designed this church, which was built following an appeal by the Ypres League to honor roughly 500,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers from World War I. The building was constructed to remember the losses this town suffered during the conflict.

The church hosts regular Anglican services and serves as a gathering place for those remembering fallen soldiers from the wars. It connects British religious customs with the local memory of military losses in this Belgian town.

You can visit the church daily, though opening hours vary by season. Checking times beforehand is helpful, especially in winter when the building closes earlier than during other months.

The bells were cast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough and installed in 2017, the first ring of change-ringing bells in Belgium. On 10 January 2018 eight visiting ringers from the UK rang a full peal of 5088 Ypres Surprise Major in two hours and forty-two minutes, the first full peal ever rung on church bells in continental Europe.