The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

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Sites of Religious Significance
Walk Leader
Tracy Gomez
Capacity
10

One of the oldlest surviving churches in England, built around 654 AD by St Cedd on the site of a Roman fort. It is a place of pilgrimage and remains in regular use. A Grade 1 listed building. It is situated in the Dengie National Nature Reserve.

The remote, coastal and quiet location adds to the restful character of the building. Fab surrounding views and the path continues onto a coastal walk and beach.

  • Key Photographic Subjects:
  • The Chapel Exterior: Built in 654 A.D. on the ruins of a Roman fort. Its solitary, stark white stonework against the flat, moody Essex coastal landscape is ideal for minimalist, dramatic landscape photography.
  • Interior Details: The interior is sparse and rustic, featuring a simple altar, wooden benches, and iron candle brackets. Capture the narrow windows providing intense, narrow, and dramatic lighting shafts.
  • Surrounding Landscape: The chapel sits on the edge of expansive salt marshes and the Blackwater Estuary. Photograph the dramatic, sweeping coastal views, the grassy seawall (an old Roman sea defense), and local birdlife.
  • Roman Brick Springers and responds - Architectural features
  • Walls, windows, arches and doorway
  • Simple and serence interior

Presents opportunities for all types of photography. I will be bringing along the trusty old infrared full spectrum converted camera.

There are no toilet facilities at or near the Chapel but there is a pub in the village.

We will create our own Zine for the group, to display a selection of all our images taken on the day. Im sure we will take some great shots.

The chapel of St Peters on the wall | Bradwell chapel

Walk Location

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

Walk Directions

The Chapel has a small free car park and a c10 minute walk of about 850 metres to get to the Chapel. 

On arrival at Bradwell turn right by the garage and head into and through the village of Bradwell-on-Sea, turning right just before the church, following signs to the Chapel.
Go eastwards as far as you can go and park in the small car parking area. You will have to walk the remaining distance.

Accessibility

The path to the Chapel is a natural track across open farmland, uneven and stony (and muddy in winter). Access to the path from the car park is by a fairly large kissing gate that will allow the passage of baby buggys, wheelchairs or large electric buggy/electric wheelchairs.

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