St. George’s Anglican Church and Graveyard

Beautiful preserved church.

Gorgeous little church. You can walk the grounds freely and the graveyard is calming. However it is supposedly haunted. So if you want to have some fun dress up as a soldier from the colonial days and March around after dark. You will freak some people out. Gave 3 stars bc it is almost impossible to catch it open and I would love to tour the inside

Schöne Kirche

Interesting old, historical church. Big tourist attraction.

אחת האטרקציות הבודדות בעיירה ומספרת את תולדות ההתיישבות במקום

Beautiful church building.

It's a beautiful piece of history.

Unfortunately the church was closed

The church opens in the late morning through the lunch hour on cruise ship days. The volunteers do a wonderful job and are dressed in their Edwardian costumes. If you are visiting Sydney on a day with a ship in port, drop in for a visit to the oldest building in town.

St. George’s Anglican Church is located in downtown Sydney, at the corner of Charlotte and Nepean Streets. The stone Gothic Revival style church, built between 1785 and 1791, is a local landmark. St George’s architecture is a simple, clean expression of dignity and solidness.St. George’s Anglican Church is valued as the oldest Anglican Church in Cape Breton; the oldest building in Sydney; for the property’s long history; and as a representation of the important role its parish council played in colonial Cape Breton. Many of Sydney's early and prominent citizens are buried in its cemetery.Building of St. George’s Church began in 1785 by engineers of the British 33rd Regiment of Foot, concurrently with the founding of Sydney and its designation as the capital of the new Colony of Cape Breton; however, it was not completed and designated as a parish until 1791.For almost two-hundred and twenty years St. George’s Church has been a place of worship, serving the people of Sydney. Originally, the Parish included the whole of Cape Breton Island, and St. George’s served as the British garrison chapel. As a garrison chapel until 1854, it was granted a Royal Pew and became the official place of worship for members of the Royal Family, if they should ever visit; a role that it still retains.