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St Nicholas is a church in St Nicholas Street, Bristol, England. The first church was founded before 1154, with a chancel extending over the south gate of the city. The gate and old church were demolished to make way for the rebuilding of Bristol Bridge and the church was rebuilt in 1762-9 by James Bridges and Thomas Paty, who rebuilt the spire. Part of the old church and town wall survives in the 14th century crypt. The interior was destroyed by bombing in the Bristol Blitz of 1940 and rebuilt in 1974-5 as a church museum. This closed in 2007 and the building is now used by the city council as offices. The building still holds statues of King Edward I and King Edward III which were removed from Arno's Court Triumphal Arch. The original statues were taken from Bristol's Lawfords' Gate that was demolished around 1760. Other statues are 13th century figures from Bristol's Newgate representing Robert, the builder of Bristol Castle, and Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances, builder of the fortified walls of Bristol. They were moved to the church, due to their deteriorating condition, in 1898.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project )〕 It also holds the Hogarth altarpiece Sealing the Tomb which was originally painted for St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, and removed from there by the Victorians. It has been designated as a grade II * listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=The National Heritage List for England )〕 Image:St Nicholas Hogarth.jpg|Central panel of the Hogarth triptych ==See also== * Churches in Bristol * Grade II * listed buildings in Bristol *List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Nicholas, Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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