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unusual facts about St Nicholas' Almshouses


St Nicholas' Almshouses

It was built in 1652 to 1656, extended in the 19th century and restored 1961 by Donald Insall.


Amon Wilds

Amon Wilds died at the age of 71 on 12 September 1833 and is buried in the churchyard at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton.

Fisherton Delamere

The Church of England parish church, St Nicholas's Church, built in the 14th century in a chequerboard pattern of flint and Chilmark stone, sits on a hill overlooking the River Wylye at the centre of the village.

Matthew John Tierney

He died at his residence on the Pavilion Parade, Brighton and was buried in his family vault at St Nicholas' Rest Garden.

Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School

Raphael House celebrates a number of Christian festivals, namely Easter, Advent, St Nicholas, and Christmas, as well as Midwinter and St Michael's day, as cultural experiences for students and their parents.

Sake Dean Mahomed

He was buried in a grave at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, in which his son Frederick was later interred.

Sanctuary Knocker

Examples of Sanctuary Knockers can be found on Durham Cathedral, the St. Nicholas church in Gloucester and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

Carew was made governor of St Nicholas's Island in Plymouth Sound, the keystone to the defence of the town.

St Mary's Church, Wilton

In 1845 a new Church of England parish church of St Mary and St Nicholas was built at the instigation of the Countess of Pembroke and her younger son Baron Herbert of Lea, designed by the architect Thomas Henry Wyatt and D. Brandon in the Italianate Romanesque style, with considerable Byzantine influences.

St Nicholas, Bristol

It also holds the Hogarth altarpiece which was originally painted for St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, and removed from there by the Victorians.

St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester

James Harrison modified it again into a hall for concerts and entertainments in 1854–55, when it was known as the Music Hall.

St Nicholas' Church, Brockley

St Nicholas' Church in Brockley, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.

St Nicholas' Church, Durham

One notable feature of the reordered church is the Gateway World Shop, which occupies the south-east corner of the church, having its own outside entrance, and sells Fair trade goods.

St Nicholas' Church, Gayton

In September 2013, James Meade, son of equestrian champion Richard Meade, and Lady Laura Marsham, daughter of Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney, who lives in nearby Gayton Hall, got married in this church.

St Nicholas' Church, Littleborough

Littleborough stands on the site of the Roman town of Segelocum (or Agelocum), which was adjacent to a ford crossing the River Trent on the Roman road between Lincoln and York, by way of Doncaster.

Walter Calverley-Blackett

His wife died on 21 September 1759, and was buried 6 days later at St Nicholas's, Newcastle.


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