2006

SE3320 : Blue Plaque, Chantry Chapel, Wakefield Bridge

taken 19 years ago, near to Wakefield, England

This is 1 of 7 images, with title starting with Blue Plaque in this square
Blue Plaque, Chantry Chapel, Wakefield Bridge
Blue Plaque, Chantry Chapel, Wakefield Bridge
This plaque is on the west front of the Chantry Chapel, and reads "This stone bridge, built soon after 1342, replaced and earlier bridge over the River Calder. The packhorse bridge was added in 1730. The Chantry Chapel of St Mary, built between 1342 and 1356 is one of only 4 bridge chapels still surviving in England. It was restored in 1847 and more recently."
See also SE3320 : The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, on Wakefield Bridge

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Category: Blue Plaque
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wakefield [594] · River Calder [139] · Chantry Chapel [61] · Chapel of St Mary [40] Other Photos: · Wakefield Bridge and the Chantry Chapel · Carving on the Bridge Chapel, Wakefield ·
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SE3320, 1329 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rich Tea   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 24 July, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 20 November, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3382 2013 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.5929N 1:29.3703W
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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