page_title: St. Peter's Church, St. George's
section_title: The exterior
hierarchical_section_title: St. Peter's Church, St. George's / The exterior
caption_attribution_description: English: A Bermuda Cedar| belfry| tree, at Saint Peter's Church| in St. George's|, Bermuda. The tree was used to hang the church bell before a steeple| and belfry were added to St. Peter's Church (originally built in 1612). The tree, which appears to be dead, was felled in a hurricane in 2003, but has not been removed due to its historical significance. St. Peter's is the oldest surviving Anglican (before 1978, Church of England) church outside the British Isles. Aodhdubh| 19:45, 17 October 2007 (UTC) Summary A Bermuda Cedar belfry tree, at Saint Peter's Church in St. George's, Bermuda. The tree was used to hang the church bell before a steeple and belfry were added to St. Peter's Church (originally built in 1612). The tree, which appears to be dead, was felled in a hurricane in 2003, but has not been removed due to its historical significance. St. Peter's is the oldest surviving Anglican (before 1978, Church of England) church outside the British Isles. Aodhdubh 19:45, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: Their Majesties Chappell, St. Peter's Church, in St. George's, Bermuda, is the oldest surviving Anglican church in continuous use outside the British Isles. It is also reportedly the oldest continuously used Protestant church in the New World. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. George's Town is the oldest surviving English settlement in the New World, having been settled by the Virginia Company in 1612.
context_section_description: The graveyard which surrounds the church has been filled for decades, all new burials taking place in the municipal graveyard on the far shore to the north of the town. Notable exceptions were Governor Sir Richard Sharples and his aide-de-camp, Captain Hugh Sayers, who were buried side by side in the east of the churchyard after their 1973 murders. An area of the yard to the west of the church was reserved for burying slaves, prior to the 1834 emancipation of slaves throughout the British Empire.
  As originally constructed, the church had no belfry, the bell being hung from an old-growth cedar directly behind the church. Although to all appearances dead, this tree was still standing until felled by Hurricane Fabian in 2003.
  The south-facing church and its yard sit well back, and somewhat higher than Duke of York Street, the main road that passes through St. George's in front of it. A high, wide flight of steps descend from the church to a small yard, or square, on the north side of the road. At this east side of this yard is the church hall, a small building which was increased in size by the addition of a second floor in the 1980s.
caption: The Bermuda cedar used as a belfry when St. Peter's Church was first built was toppled by a storm in 2003.
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