Reculver

It's just past 7 a.m. on the North Kent coast, and the thermometer reads 26º C; another heatwave is sweeping across Europe. We're out (and back) early to beat the heat of the day.

The ruins of the 12th Century twin towers of St Mary's Church sits on the clifftop at Reculver; the same spot where Barnes Wallis made a nuisance of himself for a while during World War II, and the place where the Romans built a fort in the 2nd Century.

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The twin towers of Reculver...

An imposing landmark on the north Kent coast, the 12th century towers of St Mary's church at Reculver stand on the site of a Roman fort. It is somewhere I had wanted to visit for a long time, although I had no idea about the ruins until the morning that Nic and I decided it would be a good place to visit. My interests were for the connections with the Second World War, and the various tests of the prototype bouncing bomb.

After a stroll along the beach we repaired to the local cafe for coffee and ice cream. An excellent day out as the temperature begins to rise...



24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/400 second at f/11. ISO 320



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