Today we popped in to the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, is a Grade I listed building and among the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England; it is still in regular use.

The Chapel of St. Peter-on-the-Wall was originally built by Bishop Cedd in 654. It was an Anglo-Celtic church for the East Saxons, set astride the ruins of the abandoned Roman fort of Othona. The current structure incorporates Roman bricks and stones.

No further record exists of the Chapel's use until 1442 when the local clergy reported to the Bishop of London that it had been expanded slightly, with a small tower above the porch with a bell in it. However, they did not know of its origins and it was unusable, having been burnt. It was repaired and returned to regular use alongside the parish church in Bradwell-on-Sea until at least the Tudor period (16th century) before falling into disuse as a church again and being used as a barn. In 1920, it was restored and reconsecrated as a chapel.

And today, it's used regularly as a place of worship & we use the chapel as a place of pilgrimage for school groups.

It's fabulous!

See extras for the outside & nearby coastline.