St Mary's Church, Mundon

The medieval stone and timber church features a Tudor bell tower, Georgian box pews, and red brick chancel situated on the Dengie Peninsula.

The earliest sections of St Mary's Church date to the 14th century, with later additions including a north porch in 1600 and chancel rebuilding in brick.

The church contains fragments of medieval murals depicting East Anglian King Edmund and maintains an entire collection of original Georgian box pews.

The Friends of Friendless Churches maintains the building, which reopened in 2022 after structural repairs costing £345,000 to stabilize its foundation.

A timber-framed skirt surrounds the medieval west bell tower, added to provide stability on the marsh-edge location that inspired H.G. Wells.

Location: Mundon

Inception: 14 century

Website: http://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=mundon

GPS coordinates: 51.69120,0.71820

Latest update: March 10, 2025 16:36