▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁with ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Art ▁Col lections ▁Fund . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁is ▁now ▁stored ▁in ▁St ▁Nicholas , ▁Br istol . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁inc endi ary ▁bomb s ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁demol ition ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁partially ▁restored ▁and ▁the ▁roof ▁replaced ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁The ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Br istol ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁of ▁church ▁arte fact s ▁and ▁local ▁history . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁Hog arth ' s ▁tri pty ch ▁was ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end . ▁The ▁museum ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ; ▁however ▁the ▁painting ▁remained ▁within ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁& ▁Region ▁Arch ae ological ▁Services . ▁When ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁re - con sec r ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁three ▁paint ings ▁will ▁be ▁on ▁display ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁again . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Br istol ▁Category : Paint ings ▁by ▁William ▁Hog arth ▁Category : Paint ings ▁in ▁South ▁West ▁England ▁Category : Paint ings ▁dep ict ing ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁Hog arth ▁Category : Tri pty chs <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Bruce ▁School ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Br ant ▁district ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁Joseph ▁Bruce , ▁the ▁first ▁local ▁sett lers