Chantry Bridge

The bridge was damaged by flooding in the 1330s, and a decision was taken to rebuild it in stone.

[1] Construction of the new bridge began in 1342, with spans connecting the north bank to a small island.

The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin was built on the island.

It was painted by J. M. W. Turner in 1797, in which year it was widened by nine feet for a second time.

This work was probably designed by John Carr of York and undertaken by Bernard Hartley.