St Mary's Church, Reculver
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St Mary's Church, Reculver, was founded in the 7th century as either a minster or a monastery on the site of Regulbium, the Roman fort at Reculver, which was then at the north-eastern extremity of Ken
Watercolour of St Mary's Church in 1755, viewed from the north-east
The ruined church today
King Hlothhere of Kent grants land to Abbot Berhtwald and his monastery at Reculver in 679, in the earliest surviving original Anglo-Saxon charter.
Interior of the ruined church, looking eastwards from an elevated gallery between the towers in 2015. A curved strip of concrete towards the top of the image marks the line of the apse, and two circles of concrete represent foundations for the columns of the triple chancel arch. To the right of these is the southern porticus, where King Eadberht II of Kent was buried in the 760s. Parched grass in the central, nave area indicates the underlying presence of original, concrete flooring.
Reculver
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Reculver is a village and coastal resort about 3 miles east of Herne Bay on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. It is in the ward of the same name, in the City of Canterbury district of Ken
St Mary's Church, Reculver
…St Mary's Church, Reculver, was founded in the 7th century as either a minster or a monastery on the site of Regulbium, the Roman fort at Reculver, which was then at the north-eastern extremity of Kent in south-eastern England. In 669, the site of the fort was given for this purpose by King Ecgberht…
The twin towers of St Mary's Church
Reconstruction of the plaque recording the establishment of the fort
Part of the Roman south wall of Regulbium fort, seen from its south-eastern corner
Part of the south wall of the 7th-century church, incorporating Roman brick tiles