Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield
Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield — Grade I listed church in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1350. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6767°, -1.4894°.
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The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin is a chantry chapel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, and is designated a Grade I Listed building by Historic England. It is located south of the city centre on the medieval Chantry Bridge over the River Calder. It is the only survivor of four chantries in Wakefield and the oldest and most ornate of the surviving bridge chapels in England. Others are at St Ives (Cambridgeshire), Rotherham, Derby and Bradford-on-Avon. The chapel has had three west fronts, the original medieval façade having been removed to Kettlethorpe Hall in 1832. The medieval bridge is a scheduled ancient monument.
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- Coordinates
- 53.6767, -1.4894
- District
- Wakefield
- Parish
- Wakefield, unparished area
- Postcode
- WF1 5DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Established
- 1350
Sources
- wikidata: Q15209066 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chantry Bridge Chapel Wakefield West Yorkshire, circa 1342 - 1356. Built on the banks of the River Calder..jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield?
- Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.6767°, -1.4894°.
- When was Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield built?
- Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield dates to 1350 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Is Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield a listed building?
- Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.