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The Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Cambridgeshire. The chapel formed part of a hospital foundation, establishments common in medieval England that combined religious observance with charitable provision for the poor, sick, or travelling poor. The surviving structure reflects medieval building practices and represents the physical remains of an institution that would have served the local community during the medieval period. The monument stands as evidence of medieval charitable provision and religious architecture in the parish of Whittlesford.
Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011721. View the official record →
The Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011721.
Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mill Hill (8.2 km), Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond (8.4 km), Dovecote at Home Farm 150m south east of Lofts Hall (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.