| Ypres, Belgium |
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| An undated panoramic view of Ypres. |
| The Cloth Hall before its WW1 destruction. |
| "Ruines d'Ypres - Les Remparts." |
| postcards of the past |
| Another of those cities in Belgium and Northern France which was almost totally destroyed during the First World War. Ypres suffered more than most. Many of the older postcards inevitably are concerned with the damage caused. We have recently obtained quite a few "before and after" postcards and we hope to come across more not so intimately connected with the War ! |
| The Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and the Belfry...................before and after. |
| Two more "before and after" postcards of the Cloth Hall and St Martin's. |
| "Tourists who knew Ypres and its Rue de Lille in the days of peace can best appreciate the awfulness of its fate in the War." This postcard was mailed in 1916. |
| Two postcards of the Hospital, before and after the bombardment. |
| La Rue au Beurre - a postcard mailed in 1915. |
| Ypres Fish Market. |
| A view of the ruins. |
| The Ramparts. |