St. George's Anglican Church

Reason for registration

this property's long history, its age and the important role the parish played in colonial Cape Breton.

Character-defining elements

Character-defining elements of the exterior of St. George’s Church relate to its simple Gothic Revival architecture and include:

- gabled roof;
- diagonal stepped buttresses at front corners;
- central stone tower with stepped angle buttresses and spire;
- lancet arch windows with slight stained glass decoration;
- elements of original foundation.

Character-defining elements of the St. George’s Graveyard include:

- eighteenth and nineteenth century sandstone and limestone grave markers;
- early markers, with a design and folk-art influence;
- large tomb-style markers;
- markers produced by local carvers.

Character-defining elements of the site as a whole include:

- continued use as a church;
- cemetery containing tombstones of early settlers;
- central keystone location in the Sydney’s North End, the oldest section of the city.