Site of Caravan Lift Bridge No 215
Address is taken from a point 254 yards away.
Site of Caravan Lift Bridge No 215 carries the road from Tiverfield to Oldpool over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) a few kilometres from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Rock of Gibraltar PH | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Enslow Railway Bridge Narrows | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Enslow Railway Bridge No 215A | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Enslow Wharf | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Enslow Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Caravan Lift Bridge No 215 | ||
| Pinsey Bridge No 214 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Pigeon Bridge No 213 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Pigeon's Lock No 39 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Jane's Enchanted Tea Garden | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Kirtlington Winding Hole | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Enslow Winding Hole
In August 2014, the offside bridge abutments of the bridge collapsed causing the brickwork and timber bridge to fall into the canal, closing it for two days. In December 2016, C&RT announced plans to restore the bridge as part of a £1M, 3 year project to restore 6 Oxford Canal lift bridges, which are Grade II listed. The remains of the abutments can be seen but, in July 2018, the project had not begun work here.
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Bridge 215: Caravan Lift Bridge. The bridge section has been removed [[4521676]], and is sitting in a field next to the Oxford Canal. by Mat Fascione – 07 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/52/16/4521671_2131bb72_120x120.jpg)
![Repairs to bridge 215: Caravan Lift Bridge. The bridge section has been removed and is sitting nearby [[4521671]] by Mat Fascione – 07 June 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/52/16/4521676_5ed8d202_120x120.jpg)














