Reculver, Kent - church 1970s government postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Reculver, Kent - church from south east
• Publisher:  Ministry of Public Buildings and Works / crown copyright
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Reculver Castle, also known as Regulbium, is located in Kent near Herne Bay. Originally a camp and fortification created by the Romans as a station to oversee and protect one mouth of the channel which separated the Isle of Thanet (ca. 43 AD) from the mainland, the site soon incorporated civilian settlement as well, although military function again took primacy during the 3rd century when Saxon pirates began raiding the region. As early as 210 AD, a fort was built with a 15 foot high wall. The fort is believed to have been abandoned in 410 AD when Roman troops left Britain. In 669 AD, the fort became the site of a Saxon church. St. Mary's Church, as it was called, became a navigational point for sailors, with two prominent towers known as "Twin Sisters". In light of their usefulness, the towers were allowed to remain when, in the 19th century, the church was demolished.

The site was important to several Saxon kings, particularly Æthelberht of Kent. According to Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales, originally published in 1875 by John Timbs and Alexander Gunn, Æthelberht settled there as his primary seat after converting to Christianity and is buried in the remains of the first Saxon church.^[1]

The region was gradually depopulated as a result of the encroachment of the sea, which continues to threaten the site.