els ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁minister ▁to ▁the ▁spiritual ▁needs ▁of ▁trav ellers ▁passing ▁over ▁the ▁bridge . ▁Many ▁were ▁established ▁as ▁chant ries , ▁where ▁a ▁priest ▁was ▁employed ▁to ▁say ▁masses ▁for ▁pass ers ▁by ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁rep ose ▁of ▁the ▁sou ls ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ' s ▁benef act ors . ▁In ▁some ▁instances , ▁the ▁priest ▁would ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁collect ing ▁to ll s ▁from ▁bridge ▁users . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁priest ▁or ▁chap lain ▁could ▁be ▁very ▁high , ▁so ▁some ▁less ▁well ▁end owed ▁brid ges ▁had ▁a ▁resident ▁herm it , ▁whose ▁duties , ▁including ▁collect ing ▁to ll s ▁and ▁working ▁on ▁rep airs , ▁were ▁regarded ▁as ▁acts ▁of ▁religious ▁dev otion . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁these ▁institutions ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁Re formation , ▁when ▁the ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁Ch ant ries ▁Act s , ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 7 ▁led ▁either ▁to ▁their ▁demol ition ▁or ▁to ▁their ▁conversion ▁to ▁sec ular ▁use . ▁ ▁Some ▁notable ▁examples ▁▁ ▁Pont ▁Saint - B éné zet , ▁Av ignon , ▁France , ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Saint ▁Nicholas ; ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁restored ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Town ▁Bridge , ▁Brad ford - on - Av on , ▁England , ▁a ▁medieval ▁chap el ▁later ▁re built ▁as ▁a ▁lock ▁up ▁ ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Bridge ▁Chap el , ▁Derby , ▁England