St. George's Anglican Church (Basseterre)

In 1670 French Jesuits built a church dedicated to Our Lady; in 1706, however, Notre Dame was burned to the ground by English soldiers billeted there.

It was rebuilt and officially renamed in 1710 St. George's, in the incumbency of the Rev.

The earthquake of 1842, followed by the hurricane of 1843, reduced it to so ruinous a condition that an entirely new building was planned.

The new church was to be built to the east of the old, and the cornerstone was laid on October 22, 1844.

[1] In a series of hurricanes since 1989, the church was again damaged, but restoration work has since been undertaken on the building.