More about the Present Church

 
The interior of the present church. . .

. . . dressed for Harvest Festival in 2012

The new banner from 2013

The “Ypres Bell” was brought from the old church, and now hangs outside the present church.

We have been unable to find any other references to an “Ypres Bell” War memorial, beyond this brief local newspaper article.

The bell was possibly inspired by an Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission project to create a Chapel of Remembrance in Ypres to complement the Menin Gate war memorial.

St George’s church was designed in 1926 by Sir Reginald Blomfield, who also designed the Menin Gate Memorial. The tower at the church, which opened in March 1929, was originally intended to house a peal of English change ringing bells, but funds ran out. Following a fund-raising campaign in 2017, a set of eight bells were cast by John Taylor & Co in Loughborough. The bells carry individual inscriptions, following the pattern of commemoration found throughout the church. The bells were blessed and installed in the church in October 2017.

St George’s Church Ypres – History

St George’s Church Bells – BBC report