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Category Archives: Ypres (Ieper)
Menin Road South Military Cemetery
A wet afternoon, just a few hundred yards east of the Menin Gate, finds us at Menin Road South Military Cemetery.
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Ypres (Ieper) – Ramparts War Museum, Lille Gate
Just inside the Lille Gate there is a pub called the Pub ‘T Klein Rijsel which not only boasts an excellent selection of beer, but also hosts a small but fascinating museum that is well worth a visit. Here’s a … Continue reading
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…and the snow falls…
Happy Christmas, one and all. And in particular, to Baldrick, without whom. Thanks mate. Never forget.
Posted in Miscellaneous, Ypres (Ieper)
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Ypres (Ieper) – The Lille Gate & Ramparts Cemetery (Lille Gate)
The Lille Gate, southern entrance to the city of Ypres. Note the CWGC signpost to right of the picture pointing the way to Ramparts Cemetery (Lille Gate), and the IWGC (all will be explained) signs beneath the Gate itself (see … Continue reading
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Ypres (Ieper) – St. George’s Memorial Church
Just round the corner from the Cloth Hall is St. George’s Memorial Church. Opened in 1929 as a memorial to the British soldiers who fought and died in the Salient, since 1945 St. George’s has also served as a memorial church to the troops who, in … Continue reading
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The Menin Gate: A First Impression
The Menin Gate, unveiled on Sunday July 24th 1927 by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, dedicated to the memory of more than 54,000 men of the Commonwealth who died in the Salient and have no known grave. A memorial built in stone … Continue reading
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Ypres (Ieper) – The Cloth Hall
I’m sure you will all have seen photographs of the ruins of the Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Cathedral in Ypres during the First World War. It took nearly forty years, from 1928 to 1967, to rebuild the Cloth Hall, … Continue reading
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