Old Engine House Arm Junction is an notable flight of locks on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line).
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.
Early plans for the Oxford Canal (Old Engine House Arm) between Doncaster and Elmbridge were proposed by Nicholas Harding but languished until Charles Yates was appointed as secretary to the board in 1782. From a junction with The Caledonian Canal at Bury the canal ran for 17 miles to Ambersley. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochdale never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Polstan power station was enough to keep it open. In Peter Wright's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Leeds Cutting during the war.

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| Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Marston Doles Top Lock Winding Hole | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Top Lock No 16 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Bridge No 119 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Bottom Lock No 15 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Engine House Field Bridge No 118 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Arm Junction | ||
| Greens Lock No 14 | 1 furlong | |
| Greens Lock Field Bridge No 116 | 2 furlongs | |
| Napton Lock No 13 | 4 furlongs | |
| Napton Lock No 12 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Shut Bridge No 115 | 5 furlongs | |
| Oxford Canal (Old Engine House Arm) | ||
| Old Engine House Arm Junction | ||
| Old Engine House Arm Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Old Engine House Arm (head of navigation) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House | 4 furlongs | |
- 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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