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    Day out in Oxford 19 September 2018.

Went into Oxford by train to-day with a mind to visiting the futon shop to look over possible replacement mattresses for Cribbit. As the train pulled in I noticed that the swing railway bridge on the Sheepwash Channel connecting the Oxford canal to Isis showed signs of activity. Decided that I would take a detour to see it from the land after the very brief glimpse that Terry and I had as we passed it by en route to the Kennet and Avon canal back in 2015.

You can see what we made of it back then [in this link] and in this pic. Other links: Oxford Preservation Society . Urban Exploration.

Swing railway bridge as we passed it in autumn 2015

Swing railway bridge circa 1942

Swing railway bridge on 19 September 2018.

View from the other end.

Close up of the little control shed and the bidge locking device.

I think we can safely say that not a lot has happened but its good to get a different perspective from the land.