St Nicholas, Portishead
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St Nicholas, Portishead by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 19 Jul 2020
The church was founded in 1911 as part of the National Nautical School that lies just down the hillside, overlooking the sea. It served the many young boys who were brought up in the institution until the school closed in 1982. It is now partly associated with the United Reformed Church. See Image] for the statues over the entrance.