myke
20-07-2011, 08:54 PM
The bridge of which the chapel is an integral part was built around 1342 (that’s older than me!) and it is thought the chapel survived only because of the bridges importance
It consists of nine arches and is 98m long
View of the east side of the bridge notice the gothic arches (pointed at top)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901.jpg
Now a view of the west side notice the arch is now a semicircle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18185203.jpg
Seems the bridge has been widened twice 9 foot each time in 1758 and 1797 respectively and only the base was keyed in see below and semicircular arches were added(had to take my socks off for these shots
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190358.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190327.jpg
Masons marks are visible everywhere
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190730.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190703.jpg
Found an old drawing on the net and shamelessly stole it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/chantrybridge.jpg
Tried to capture the shot today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901-1.jpg
Using photobuckets tools made the same modern shot look old
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901-1-1.jpg
The east side of the chapel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18185814.jpg
View across the bridge looking south leaving the city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190143.jpg
At the north end of the bridge is a packhorse bridge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184957.jpg
More on my photobucket http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/
Info on chapel and bridge here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantry_Chapel_of_St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Wakefield
It consists of nine arches and is 98m long
View of the east side of the bridge notice the gothic arches (pointed at top)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901.jpg
Now a view of the west side notice the arch is now a semicircle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18185203.jpg
Seems the bridge has been widened twice 9 foot each time in 1758 and 1797 respectively and only the base was keyed in see below and semicircular arches were added(had to take my socks off for these shots
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190358.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190327.jpg
Masons marks are visible everywhere
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190730.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190703.jpg
Found an old drawing on the net and shamelessly stole it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/chantrybridge.jpg
Tried to capture the shot today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901-1.jpg
Using photobuckets tools made the same modern shot look old
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184901-1-1.jpg
The east side of the chapel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18185814.jpg
View across the bridge looking south leaving the city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18190143.jpg
At the north end of the bridge is a packhorse bridge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/2011-07-18184957.jpg
More on my photobucket http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v153/mykey/chantry%20bridge%20chapel%20wakefield/
Info on chapel and bridge here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantry_Chapel_of_St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Wakefield