| Hastings Fishermen's Museum (Formerly St Nicholas' Church) | |
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,_Old_Town,_Hastings_(IoE_Code_294063).JPG) The building from the northwest | |
| Location | Rock-a-Nore Road, Rock-a-Nore, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 3DW |
| Coordinates | 50°51′22″N 0°35′43″E / 50.8561°N 0.5952°E |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Built | 1854 |
| Built for | Church of England (as St Nicholas' Church) |
| Restored | 1956 |
| Restored by | Old Hastings Preservation Society |
| Architect | William J. Gant |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
| Visitors | 140,000 (in 2008) |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Fishermen's Museum |
| Designated | 14 September 1976 |
| Reference no. | 1043428 |
  Location within East Sussex | |
Hastings Fishermen's Museum is a museum dedicated to the fishing industry and maritime history of Hastings, a seaside town in East Sussex, England. It is housed in a former church, officially known as St Nicholas' Church and locally as The Fishermen's Church, which served the town's fishing community for nearly 100 years from 1854. After wartime damage, occupation by the military and subsequent disuse, the building (an unconsecrated mission chapel) was leased from the local council by a preservation society, which modified it and established a museum in it. It opened in 1956 and is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the town and borough of Hastings. The building, a simple Gothic Revival-style stone chapel, has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.