Given St. George 's location in Halifax 's North End neighbourhood so close to point zero of the Halifax Explosion , damages were far less extensive than might be expected . A large part of this may be due to being sheltered by St. Patrick 's Catholic Church across the street . Apart from the windows and doors and a collapsed chimney , St. George 's major loss was its organ , which was replaced with a 1912 Casavant organ . St. George 's was so well-sheltered from the blast , in fact , that the rectory could shelter 22 people following the blast , even without windows or doors . The hall suffered structural damages ; however , St. George 's could generally count itself lucky for surviving the blast intact . Sadly , St. George 's lost 25 members of its parish , including 7 young children , from the explosion
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia