In the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxon monk Cedd discovered a ruined Roman fort here. He built the first chapel, likely a wooden iteration of the one today, which was built a year later using brick from the fort. Few records of the chapel exist until much later and it was used as a semaphore station during the Napoleonic Wars.

The chapel became Grade-I listed in the mid 1900s and was reconsecrated and restored. Today, it once again serves as a church and quite an atmospheric one at that, given its lonely location on the fringes of Bradwell Marsh.

OllieJS

February 27, 2022

Nice spot, great parking, bins nearby

David Tulk

May 17, 2022

Bradwell waterfront, shell beaches, WW2 defences, nuclear power station, bird life, Chapel (usually open), Roman Road.

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Location: Bradwell-On-Sea, Maldon, Essex, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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