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The Friends of St Nicholas' Church

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Founded in 1994 The Friends of St Nicholas' Church Brighton work in partnership with the Parochial Church Council to care for the building and its history.  The purpose of The Friends is to attract, not just persons who worship at St. Nicholas’, but others who appreciate this, the oldest church in central Brighton, situated right in the city centre, to support the preservation of this historic church and to see that it stays at the heart of the city as the parish and Mother Church. The Friends raise funds through social events across the year.

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During the last twenty years The Friends have made grants of over £900,000 to the church council to support its work, which of course includes personal donations and legacies.

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Maintenance and restoration of a medieval building is never ending and major works have included the restoration of the Chancel ceiling, the Rood Screen, the Lady Chapel ceiling, the repair and restoration of the historical Kempe windows, the reordering of the Church, repairs to the Wellington memorial, further restoration of the stained glass, restoration of the murals on the east and west walls, the Shrine of St Nicholas in the south-east corner of the church and lately the replacement of sandstone around the porches, windows and mullions on the exterior of the church.  This latter project was completed in the Autumn of 2018.

Stained glass

Wellington Memorial

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