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'End of Navigation'
This was the end of the canal when the picture was taken. Since then the end has been moved about 20m back. In the foreground is Hythe Bridge and in the distance, the spire of Nuffield College, built on the site of the Coal Wharf, the original terminus of the canal. Grid Ref. SP 5085 0636 [~OH-001-420]'End of Navigation'
'The Locks' house by Napton Bottom lock.
Formerly called 'The Folly'. Grid Ref. SP 4577 6065 [OX-048-150] {OX-048-009}'The Locks' house by Napton Bottom lock.
'The Locks' house by Napton Bottom lock. March 1973
Napton Windmill on the hill behind. Grid Ref. SP 4577 6065 [OX-048-150] {OX-048-009}'The Locks' house by Napton Bottom lock. March 1973
Allens Bridge, Upper Heyford. January 1973
Bridge No. 204 next to Allens Lock. Grid Ref. SP 4933 2601 [OX-098-950] {OX-098-007}Allens Bridge, Upper Heyford. January 1973
Avon Aqueduct. Mill Gardens Pool, Rugby
Numbered as Bridge 61. River Avon aqueduct, replacing one the abandoned Clifton loop, 900m to the NE. Grid Ref: SP 5163 7655 [OX-022-350] {OX-022-002}Avon Aqueduct. Mill Gardens Pool, Rugby
Bridge (WYK @ 0m 48ch) carrying the Wyken Mineral Branch Railway over the original Longford Junction line
The LNWR branch line crossed the original and long-abandoned line of the Oxford canal that ran parallel and next to the Coventry for nearly a mile to a junction at Longford until the one at Hawkesbury was made in 1785. This bridge is adjacent to the Coventry Canal between Coney Lane bridge and Hawkesbury Junction, and south of the current Oxford Canal route. Grid ref. [OX-001-000/OXa-001-140] SP 3606 8446Bridge (WYK @ 0m 48ch) carrying the Wyken Mineral Branch Railway over the original Longford Junction line
Bridge 17 at Napton Junction.
Taken from the towpath of the Oxford Canal. Grid Ref: SP 4683 6250 [GU-061-200]Bridge 17 at Napton Junction.
Bull and Butcher, Napton.
Now 'The Folly', which used to be the name of the house by the bottom lock. Grid Ref. SP 4573 6073 [OX-048-080]Bull and Butcher, Napton.
Canal Depot at Napton Bottom Lock.
Grid Ref. SP 4577 6065 [OX-048-150]Canal Depot at Napton Bottom Lock.
Crane at Lower Heyford. January 1973
In the former Timber Yard, South of the main wharf on the other side of the Station Road bridges. Grid Ref. SP 4830 2464 [OX-101-140]Crane at Lower Heyford. January 1973
Detail of Heyford Wharf Bridge. Jan 1973
Bridge, No. 206. Grid Ref. SP 4830 2466 [OX-101-110 {OX-101-002}Detail of Heyford Wharf Bridge. Jan 1973
Detail of Pigeon Bridge, Kirtlington.
Bridge 213. Grid Ref. SP 4868 1939 [OX-107-440] {OX-107-003}Detail of Pigeon Bridge, Kirtlington.
Double Bridge, Upper Heyford. January 1973
Bridge No. 203. Grid Ref. SP 4922 2626 [OX-098-730] {OX-098-003}Double Bridge, Upper Heyford. January 1973
Hawkesbury, boiler house being demolished,April 1975
Hawkesbury, boiler house being demolished, April 1975Hawkesbury, boiler house being demolished,April 1975
Heyford Wharf. January 1973
The blue and red boats are the Halcyon Cruisers hire fleet, which was based here at this time. Halcyon Cruisers were taken over by Black Prince in about 1978. Grid Ref. SP 4832 2471 [OX-101-050]Heyford Wharf. January 1973
Heyford. Tithe Barn, from the canal. June 1973
Grid Ref. SP 4944 2581 [OX-099-240]Heyford. Tithe Barn, from the canal. June 1973
Hillmorton Depot. Wharf Crane. April 1973.
Rugby radio mast in background. Grid Ref: 5381 7454 [OX-025-580]Hillmorton Depot. Wharf Crane. April 1973.
Hillmorton Middle Locks. April 1973.
Lock house has since been demolished. Grid Ref: 5381 7433 [OX-025-780] { OX-025-018}Hillmorton Middle Locks. April 1973.
Hillmorton Top Locks. Inter-lock sluice paddle gear.
The locks were doubled in 1840 and this gear enabled water to be saved by transferring it from one lock to the other. Grid Ref: SP 5399 7425 [OX-026-000] {OX-025-020}Hillmorton Top Locks. Inter-lock sluice paddle gear.
Hillmorton. Wharf Farm.
The original line would have crossed the canal at the winding hole on the off side and returned along the hedgerow in front of the houses in the distance. Grid Ref: SP 5442 7301 [OX-027-620]Hillmorton. Wharf Farm.
Horse Bridge near Gibraltar. December 1972
Bridge No. 217 over the River Cherwell. Grid Ref. SP 4795 1775 [OX-110-220] {OX-110-002}Horse Bridge near Gibraltar. December 1972
King's Sutton Lock House, January 1973
Grid Ref. SP 4902 3648 [OX-086-150]King's Sutton Lock House, January 1973
LNWR swing bridge on line to Rowley Road Station.
Over Sheepwash Channel between Isis Lock and the River Thames with the GWR Didcot to Birmingham line bridge in the background. Grid Ref. SP 5045 0657 [~OH-001-100]LNWR swing bridge on line to Rowley Road Station.
LNWR swing bridge on line to Rowley Road Station.
Detail of hand cranking mechanism. Grid Ref. SP 5045 0657 [~OH-001-100]LNWR swing bridge on line to Rowley Road Station.
Lock 10, Napton. Cast iron lock gates. August 1973
Grid Ref. SP 4572 6032 [OX-048-470] {OX-048-012}Lock 10, Napton. Cast iron lock gates. August 1973
Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Top gate. Grid Ref. SP 4570 6015 [OX-048-640] {OX-048-013}Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Napton Widnmill on the ridge in the distance. Grid Ref. SP 4570 6015 [OX-048-640] {OX-048-013}Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Ground paddle culvert. Grid Ref. SP 4570 6015 [OX-048-640] {OX-048-013}Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Ground paddle culvert. Grid Ref. SP 4570 6015 [OX-048-640] {OX-048-013}Lock 11 at Napton under repair
Marston Doles Wharf complex, May 1973
Next to Marston Doles Top Lock. Grid Ref. SP 4648 5824 [OX-051-200]Marston Doles Wharf complex, May 1973
Mill Lane Lift Bridge, Lower Heyford. January 1973
Bridge No. 205. Since replaced with a flat deck to the lifting section. Grid Ref. SP 4892 2493 [OX-100-330] {OX-100-001}Mill Lane Lift Bridge, Lower Heyford. January 1973
Morgan Giles Cruisers, Aynho Wharf, 1973.
The hire cruiser business here was sold by Morgan Giles to Anglo Welsh in 1978. Grid Ref. SP 4977 3235 [OX-091-260]Morgan Giles Cruisers, Aynho Wharf, 1973.
