Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Photograph taken 23 February 2002 © Historic England Archive/Miss Alexis Keech ref: 47627

This largely unchanged Norman church was originally the chapel of a Leper Hospital and stood outside the settlement as leprosy is a very contagious disease. It has a nave for the congregation and smaller chancel for the priest.

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Cambridgeshire Cambridge

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Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

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This medieval stone bridge across the River Leach links the villages of Eastleach Martin and Eastleach Turville. The bridge is narrow as it was built for pedestrians and for horses carrying people or packs of goods.

Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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