English Canal Lock and Bridge Pictures of the Oxford Canal

Hawkesbury Junction (Sutton Stop) via Brinklow and Newbold Tunnel to the Braunston Turn - English Canal Guides and Photos.

Canal Photos of every Bridge and Canal Lock travelling south on the Hawkesbury Junction to Braunston Turn stretch of the beautiful Oxford Canal in England.

If you are on holiday in England and would like to enjoy seeing some of our wildlife, old buildings and lovely countryside you could do far worse than visit one of our canals - and the Oxford Canal would be a great choice for this.

We cannot find any actual bridge numbers for the first 3 bridges at the start of the canal at Hawkesbury and assumed therefore that the numbers we have given are probably correct since they are logical..

We have also assumed the Wyken Arm Bridge is bridge number 6. The towpath heading south from Hawkesbury Junction is in relatively good condition all the way to Brinklow for cyclists and walkers and where there are muddy problems British Waterways seem to be solving the problem. As you continue past Rugby it is surprising how really peaceful the canal is and you would not think you were in the midst of such a major place - the high hedgerow and loads of trees make this really nice walking. We did divert to have a look at Newbold Quarry Park - really this is just a series of walkways going round the original (now deep water filled) quarry - with much of the edge of the quarry itself ringed with high metal fencing.
As Rugby is left behind the route is mostly through open countryside as you continue on past Hillmorton Locks which is the last place for any facilities before reaching Braunston.

The towpath from Tarrys Bridge 74 heading south really deteriorates - lots of collapse, holes and mud as well as being really overgrown with bramble and nettle in some places and it stays this way nearly into Braunston itself.

The old engine house at Hawkesbury Junction Hawkesbury Junction Bridge 1 Oxford Canal - Hawkesbury Junction Bridge 1 Oxford Canal at Hawkesbury Junction - Sutton Stoplock 1 Hawkesbury Junction - Stoplock 1
Dis-used Engine House Hawkesbury Junction Bridge 1 Hawkesbury Junction Bridge 1 Hawkesbury Junction Lock 1 Sutton Stop Lock (Hawkesbury Junction) Lock 1
Hawkesbury StopLock Bridge 2 Oxford Canal Bridge 3 Tusse's Bridge 4 Oxford Canal - Tusse's Bridge 4 Whitings Bridge 5
Hawkesbury StopLock Bridge 2 Oxford Canal Bridge 3 Tusse's Bridge 4 Tusse's Bridge 4 Whitings Bridge 5
Oxford Canal Whitings Bridge 5 Oxford Canal Wyken_Arm - Bridge 6 ? Sowe Common Bridge 7 Stone Bridge 9 Oxford Canal - Stone Bridge 9
Whitings Bridge 5 Wyken Arm - Bridge 6 ? Sowe Common Bridge 7 Stone Bridge 9 Stone Bridge 9
Carters Bridge 11 Oxford Canal England - Carters Bridge 11 NoonHill Bridge 13 Noon Hill Bridge 13 Oxford Canal - M69 Motorway Bridge
Carters Bridge 11 Carters Bridge 11 NoonHill Bridge 13 NoonHill Bridge 13 M69 Motorway Bridge 13a
Ansty Village Bridge 14 Oxford Canal - Ansty Village Bridge 14 Oxford Canal Bridge 15 Oxford Canal - Bridge 15 Oxford Canal Bridge 16
Ansty Village Bridge 14 Ansty Village Bridge 14 Oxford Canal Bridge 15 Oxford Canal Bridge 15 Oxford Canal Bridge 16
Oxford Canal - Bridge 16 Oxford Canal Bridges - 17 Squires Bridge Squires Bridge 17 Oxford Canal Bridge 18 Holly Hill Bridge 19
Oxford Canal Bridge 16 Squires Bridge 17 Squires Bridge 17 Oxford Canal Aqueduct Bridge 18 Holly Hill Bridge 19

The Oxford Canal's original route: We think that where the Oxford Canal goes over Bridge 18 may well have been the path of the original canal - it is now used to link various parts of a golf course and is fenced off from the canal itself. Similarly at Hopsford Aqueduct 20 again it may have been the path of the old route - in any case it's well worth a walk down the bank to take a look at this bridge and also the excellent arches and brickwork on the adjacent still in use railway bridge.

Oxford Canal England - Holly Hill Bridge 19 Hopsford Aqueduct 20 Hopsford Aqueduct 20 - Oxford Canal Nettle Hill Bridge 24 M6 Motorway Bridge over the Oxford Canal
Holly Hill Bridge 19 Hopsford Aqueduct 20 Hopsford Aqueduct 20 Nettle Hill Bridge 24 M6 Motorway Bridge
Grimes Bridge 26 - Oxford Canal Grimes Bridge 26 Johnsons Bridge 27 Oxford Canal Bridges - Johnsons Bridge 27 Smeaton Lane Aqueduct 28
Grimes Bridge 26 Grimes Bridge 26 Johnsons Bridge 27 Johnsons Bridge 27 Smeaton Lane Aqueduct 28
Swing footbridge (29?) at Stretton Wharf Stretton Road Bridge 30 Oxford Canal - Stretton Road Bridge 30 Brinklow Arches 31 Brinklow Arm Bridge 32
Stretton Swing Footbridge - 29? Stretton Road Bridge 30 Stretton Road Bridge 30 Brinklow Arches Aqueduct 31 Brinklow Arm 32

Brinklow Arches. As the canal passes Brinklow it has to cross a valley and James Brindley designed an aqueduct to acheive this. The aqueduct has embankments both ends, runs for around 450 yards and is set on 12 brick and stone arches each spanning 22 feet. Nearly all of the arches have been filled in but you can still clamber down through the nettles and bramble and take a look at part of the structure (picture above). The fairly quite short Brinklow Arm leaves from around here but is heavily weeded and silted up and therefore dis-used.

Brinklow Arm Bridge Easenhall Lane Bridge 34 Oxford Canal Bridges - Easenhall Lane Bridge 34 Hungerfield Bridge no. 35 Bridge 34 Oxford Canal - Hungerfield Bridge
Brinklow Arm 32 Easenhall Lane Bridge 34 Easenhall Lane Bridge 34 Hungerfield Bridge 35 Hungerfield Bridge 35
Bridge 37 Oxford Canal Oxford Canal Bridge 37 Canal Bridge 38 Oxford Canal Bridge 38 Bridge 39 - Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal Bridge 37 Oxford Canal Bridge 37 Oxford Canal Bridge 38 Oxford Canal Bridge 38 Bridge 39 - into Brinklow Marina
Oxford Canal Bridge 39 Cathiron Bridge 41 Oxford Canal Bridge 41 - Cathiron Bridge Waltons Bridge 42 Bridge 42 - Waltons - Oxford Canal
Bridge 39 - into Brinklow Marina Cathiron Bridge 41 Cathiron Bridge 41 Waltons Bridge 42 Waltons Bridge 42
Railway Bridge crossing the Oxford Canal near Cathiron Tuckey's Bridge no 43 Tuckeys Bridge 43 Lime Farm Marina Bridge (into a small arm) Oxford Canal Bridge 44
Railway Bridge near Cathiron Tuckeys Bridge 43 Tuckeys Bridge 43 Lime Farm Marina Bridge Oxford Canal Bridge 44
Oxford Canal - Bridge 44 Fools Bridge 48 and Newbold Arm Bridge Fools Bridge 48 Newbold Tunnel 49 (show entrance heading into Rugby) Inside Newbold Tunnel - spooky lighting
Oxford Canal Bridge 44 Fools Bridge 48 and Newbold Arm Fools Bridge 48 Newbold Tunnel 49 Inside Newbold Tunnel

Newbold Tunnel. The "new" 250 metre long Newbold Tunnel was built in 1829 as part of the 11 mile shortening of the Oxford Canal which was achieved in 1834. The tunnel is wide enough for two way traffic and is well -perhaps spookily- lit up and has a towpath on both sides which is rather unusual however only one side is actually available to use. The southern entrance to the original tunnel which dated from 1777 is located within the Churchyard of St Botolphs but has been bricked up with just a couple of gaps to allow bats to come and go and can be barely seen because of heavy undergrowth.

Rugby side of the newbold Tunnel (49) Oxford Canal Bridge 50 Bridge 50 on the Oxford Canal Green's Bridge 51 Canal bridge 51 - Greens Bridge on the Oxford Canal near Rugby
Newbold Tunnel 49 Bridge 50 Bridge 50 Greens Bridge 51 Greens Bridge 51
lovely old railway bridge crossing the Oxford Canal Oxford Canal near Rugby - old railway bridge Perkins Bridge 52 on the Oxford Canal Oxford Canal bridges - Perkins Bridge no 52 Oxford Canal Bridge 53
Old Railway Bridge Old Railway Bridge Perkins Bridge 52 Perkins Bridge 52 Oxford Canal Bridge 53
Rugby Wharf Arm entrance bridge Rugby Wharf Arm Bridge - Oxford Canal Aqueduct Bridge no 54 Oxford Canal - Aqueduct Bridge 54 Aqueduct Bridge 55 - Oxford Canal
Rugby Wharf Arm Rugby Wharf Arm Aqueduct Bridge 54 Aqueduct Bridge 54 Aqueduct Bridge 55
Oxford Canal Aqueduct Bridge 55 Footbridge crossing the Oxford Canal Masters Bridge 58 Boughton Road Bridge 59 Oxford Canal - Boughton Road Bridge 59
Aqueduct Bridge 55 Oxford Canal FootBridge Masters Bridge 58 Boughton Road Bridge 59 Boughton Road Bridge 59

On the Oxford Canal between Brinklow and Rugby there are several arms going off and these still have the wrought iron original canal bridges over the towpath - all in excellent condition. Rugby used to be part of an extensive railway system and the lines are still often easily spotted - the OS map shows around 9 railway lines into Rugby at one time though most are now dismantled. However there are some really nice old intact brick railway bridges with excellent arches around which can be worth a short diversion as you wander along this stretch towards Braunston.

Clifton Bridge 66 Oxford Canal - Clifton Bridge 66 Bridge 68 Oxford Canal Bridge 68 Kent Road Bridge 69
Clifton Bridge 66 Clifton Bridge 66 Bridge 68 Bridge 68 Kent Road Bridge 69
Oxford Canal - twinlocks 2 and 3 Hillmorton Oxford Canal - Hillmorton twinlocks 2 and 3 Hillmorton locks 2 and 3 - Oxford Canal Grantham Arm Bridge Grantham Arm
Hillmorton Locks 2 and 3 Hillmorton Locks 2 and 3 Hillmorton Locks 2 and 3 Grantham Arm Bridge 70 Grantham Arm

Hillmorton Locks: These paired locks are located in a pleasant area - just the right place to stop and eat lunch - there are several bench seats available alongside the towpath with the nicest part of the area probably by locks 2 and 3. There are canal-boat workshops and also a cafe alongside the flight. Originally the locks were singles but during the Canal's modernisation a second set of locks were built alongside the originals to help with both water conservation and ease congestion.

Bridge 71 at Hillmorton Twinlocks 4 and 5 at Hillmorton Locks 4 and 5 at Hillmorton on the Oxford Canal Hillmorton Locks on the Oxford Canal - 4 and 5 Hillmorton locks 4 and 5
Hillmorton - Bridge 71 Hillmorton Locks 4 and 5 Hillmorton Locks 4 and 5 Hillmorton Locks 4 and 5 Hillmorton Locks 4 and 5
Hillmorton Toplocks 6 and 7 Oxford Canal at Hillmorton - Locks 6 and 7 Hillmorton twinlocks 6 and 7 Bridge 72 - Moors Bridge - Oxford Canal England Moors Bridge 72
Hillmorton TopLocks 6 and 7 Hillmorton Locks 6 and 7 Hillmorton Locks 6 and 7 Moors Bridge 72 Moors Bridge 72
Lovely old railway bridges near Rugby crossing the Oxford Canal Railway Bridge s. Rugby - Oxford Canal Wharf Bridge 73 Tarrys Bridge 74 Oxford Canal - Tarrys Bridge 74
Railway bridges S Rugby Railway Bridge S.Rugby Wharf Bridge 73 Tarry's Bridge 74 Tarry's Bridge 74
Oxford Canal Bridge 75 Norman's Bridge 76 Bridge 77 Motorway Bridge Barby Wood Bridge 78
Bridge 75 Norman's Bridge 76 Bridge 77 M45 Bridge Barby Wood Bridge 78
Bridge 79 Wise's Bridge 80 Canal Bridge 81 Rowdyke Bridge 82 Oxford Canal England - Rowdyke Bridge 82
Bridge 79 Wise's Bridge 80 Bridge 81 Rowdyke Bridge 82 Rowdyke Bridge 82
Bridge 83 Oxford Canal Bridge 84 Navigation Bridge 85 on the Oxford Canal England Canal Bridge 87 Bridge 88 on the Oxford Canal
Bridge 83 Bridge 84 Navigation Bridge 85 Bridge 87 Bridge 88
Canal Bridge 89 Oxford Canal Bridge 89 Oxford Canal - Bridge 90 Bridge 90 on the Oxford Canal - England Bridges 93 and 94 at Braunston Turn England
Bridge 89 Bridge 89 Bridge 90 Bridge 90 Bridges 93+94 Braunston Turn

Our Oxford Canal Photos showing every bridge and lock are split through several pages as follows:-
A photo record of all the canal's locks
The northern end of the canal - Sutton Stop to the Braunston Turn (this page)
Braunston going on south to Banbury in Oxfordshire
From Banbury into the City of Oxford and the end of the Oxford Canal

 

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