Old Engine House
Old Engine House is on the Oxford Canal (Old Engine House Arm).
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.

| Old Engine House | ||
| Old Engine House Arm (head of navigation) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Winding Hole | 3 furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Arm Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Arm Junction | 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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![Oxford Canal feeder (4). Looking east at the end of the Oxford Canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] . by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270220_17736e67_120x120.jpg)


![Sheds near Oxford Canal feeder (2). These derelict buildings stand at the end of the Oxford canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] . by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270234_6aecfc7c_120x120.jpg)
![Sheds near Oxford Canal feeder. These derelict buildings stand at the end of the Oxford canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] . by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270230_a8652f66_120x120.jpg)

![Stile near Oxford Canal feeder. Looking north at a stile on the footpath which passes the end of the Oxford Canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] . The brickwork appears to be the remains of a leat or channel connected with water supply for the canal. by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270238_7c579e83_120x120.jpg)
![Oxford Canal feeder (3). Looking west along the Oxford Canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] . by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270216_f2fb21b6_120x120.jpg)
![Oxford Canal feeder (5). Looking north across the Oxford Canal feeder [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13455] with Napton village in the distance. by Andy F – 24 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/02/1270224_1ecd8882_120x120.jpg)




















