St Marys Chapel, Wakefield Bridge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
A view looking across the River Calder towards St Mary's Chapel. The Chapel of St Mary is half way across Wakefield Bridge. It was constructed as a chantry chapel around 1350 and is one of only 3 surviving bridge chapels. The bridge is believed to have been built in the early-mid 14th century. It was orginally about half the width of the present structure. It was widened twice in 1758 and 1797. It consists of nine arches, five to the south and four to the north of the chapel. They are pointed in shape, and most of them still retain their chamfered ribs, three under each arch. A new bridge was built in 1931-33 to take the traffic away from the old bridge, which was still too narrow for modern vehicles.
