Church of St. Nicholas of Myra - an ancient church in Brighton, UK, the oldest building in the city. Mention of it is found in the Domesday Book in 1086. Definitely not found where at that time there was a church, but most likely in the same place as the current. Brighton was then a small fishing village, which was located on the coast, and the location of the church on the hill is quite logical.

In its present form, the church of St. Nicholas appeared in the middle of the XIV century. For the construction of the tower they were probably used stones left over from the destruction of the old church, and remained inside the font, carved from stone in 1170. In the XIV century was built a massive tower on the west side, the altar and the nave. At the beginning of the XV century chapel was added to the side.

In 1514, during a raid of French invaders village was burned to the ground, but the church, which stood at a distance, survived. In 1703 and 1705 GG during a violent storm blew off the roof of a church.

In the XVIII century in England there is a fashion for the treatment of sea water, and the small town of Brighton is becoming very popular and fashionable resort. It stops here for the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. The city's population is growing rapidly, and the only one in the district of the Church of England can no longer accommodate all the parishioners. In 1853, architect Richard Cromwell Carpenter began the reconstruction. Were demolished additional side gallery, but the church itself is extended, there was a place for the body. In the second half of the XIX century, the church continues to change. There are beautiful stained glass windows by the famous master of Charles Kempe.

Since the end of the XVIII century on the tower is a belfry with 10 bells. Around the church - an ancient cemetery. Under the oldest gravestone rests Tattersel Captain Nicholas, who in 1651 took on board his ship of King Charles II and helped him to move to France.

Despite the fact that the church of St. Nicholas is not the main parish in Brighton, braytontsy her love and affectionately called "our Mother Church."