Wakefield Bridge and Chantry Chapel, Wakefield blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Wakefield Bridge and Chantry Chapel This stone bridge, built soon after 1342, replaced an 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. Recorded plaque organisation: Rotary Club of Wakefield Chantry.

Wakefield Bridge, constructed after 1342, replaced an earlier crossing over the River Calder, while the Chantry Chapel of St. Mary, built between 1342 and 1356, is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England, serving both as a place of worship and a testament to medieval architectural ingenuity.