Reculver, Towers 1892
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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More about this scene
Known as 'The Sisters', the towers are all that remain of St Mary's Church - it was blown up in 1809 to stop it falling into the sea. The towers were purchased by Trinity House in 1810 as an aid to navigation. From 1925 the towers were looked after by the Ministry of Works, and a lot of money was spent to prevent them falling into the sea.
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A Selection of Memories from Reculver
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Reculver
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I remember camping with my family down in the field just inland from the Towers. The site is now just for caravans, I think. My father would catch eels in the small streams which ran across the field down to the sea, and mum would cut them up on a chopping board and the bits would be wriggling about all over the place - that was our breakfast…….! The Towers were open then and there is a photo of my eldest ...see more
I joined the 4th Bexleyheath Cubs in 1953 and remember a Summer Camp to Birchington in 1953 when the highlight was a coach outing to Reculver Towers. We travelled to Birchington in the back of an old removals lorry and the "Health and Safety" people would have kittens if they had seen all us eight year olds standing on our kitbags to lean over the lorry tailboard as we drove along!! I ...see more
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