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Information - St Nicholas' Church, Brighton
St Nicholas' Church, Brighton
Event Date
Friday 7th September, Saturday 8th September, Sunday 9th September
Event Times
Friday 13:00-15:00 & Saturday 14:00-16:00 &
Sunday 13:00-15:00
Address
St Nicholas' Church, Brighton
Dyke Road
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 3LJ
St Nicholas' Church, Brighton
Dyke Road
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 3LJ
Description
This church is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and fishermen. Until 1873, St Nicholas was the Parish Church of Brighton and it still is the Mother Church and the only church in central Brighton of ancient interest. The earliest known reference to a church in Brighthelmstone, the old name for Brighton, comes from William the Conqueror's great census, the Domesday Book, written about 1085. This states that there was a church, valued at £12, which had been assessed as worth £10 in the reign of the Saxon King Edward. On the wall of the south aisle is a list of vicars, far from complete and not always accurate, but dating back to 1091. The side chapel, now the Lady Chapel, dates from the early years of the 16th Century and may originally have been a chantry chapel. In 2009 the wall paintings adorning the Chancel and West walls and the 14th century screen were restored. For this restoration St Nicholas received the 2009 Sussex Heritage Trust award.
This church is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and fishermen. Until 1873, St Nicholas was the Parish Church of Brighton and it still is the Mother Church and the only church in central Brighton of ancient interest. The earliest known reference to a church in Brighthelmstone, the old name for Brighton, comes from William the Conqueror's great census, the Domesday Book, written about 1085. This states that there was a church, valued at £12, which had been assessed as worth £10 in the reign of the Saxon King Edward. On the wall of the south aisle is a list of vicars, far from complete and not always accurate, but dating back to 1091. The side chapel, now the Lady Chapel, dates from the early years of the 16th Century and may originally have been a chantry chapel. In 2009 the wall paintings adorning the Chancel and West walls and the 14th century screen were restored. For this restoration St Nicholas received the 2009 Sussex Heritage Trust award.
Directions
From Brighton Station: leave by the main exit and head down Queens Road. Take the third turning on the right (Church Street) and head up it a short distance to reach the bottom of the Church gardens. From Churchill Square: Head up Dyke Road, the Church is on the right.
From Brighton Station: leave by the main exit and head down Queens Road. Take the third turning on the right (Church Street) and head up it a short distance to reach the bottom of the Church gardens. From Churchill Square: Head up Dyke Road, the Church is on the right.
Public Transport Details
Bus information: http://www.buses.co.uk
Train information: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
On-site Parking
Parking available in nearby car park (Churchill Square) and streets.
Parking available in nearby car park (Churchill Square) and streets.
Facilities
On-site Toilets available.
Full Wheelchair Access.
On-Site Disabled Toilets available.
Access for Wheel-Chairs through North-East and South doors by arrangement.
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