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The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments.<ref name="woolley" /> In 2019, ownership passed from [[Network Rail]] to the [[Oxford Preservation Trust]].<ref>Regional News ''[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]'' issue 882 3 July 2019 page 26</ref> |
The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments.<ref name="woolley" /> In 2019, ownership passed from [[Network Rail]] to the [[Oxford Preservation Trust]].<ref>Regional News ''[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]'' issue 882 3 July 2019 page 26</ref> |
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The bridge was fully restored and in 2023 Oxford Preservation Trust is now working on the surrounding landscape surrounding landscape including new perimeter fencing. |
The bridge was fully restored and in 2023 Oxford Preservation Trust is now working on the surrounding landscape surrounding landscape including new perimeter fencing.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.jacksons-security.co.uk/case-studies/fencing-for-railway-heritage-site | title=Oxford Swing Bridge Fencing | publisher=[https://www.jacksons-security.co.uk/ Jacksons Fencing] | location=UK | accessdate=07 August 2023 }}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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Rewley Road Swing Bridge | |
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 The old Rewley Road Swing Bridge with the newer Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge behind over the Sheepwash Channel. | |
| Coordinates | 51°45′20″N 1°16′15″W / 51.755599°N 1.270721°W |
| Carries | Buckinghamshire Railway |
| Crosses | Sheepwash Channel |
| Locale | Oxford, England |
| Maintained by | Oxford Preservation Trust |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Material | Steel girder |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Robert Stephenson |
| Opened | 1851 |
| Closed | 1984 |
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Rewley Road Swing Bridge is a disused railway swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in west Oxford, England.[1][2] To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island and to the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road.
The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1850–1.[3] It was reconstructed in 1890 and 1906, latterly using steel girders. The bridge closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1984.
Overview
The swing bridge was for the former Buckinghamshire Railway line of London and North Western Railway that used to serve the Oxford Rewley Road railway station (later London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS), which was on the site of the Saïd Business School.[4][5] It is close to Rewley Road Bridge to the east and Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge to the west, which also cross Sheepwash Channel.[1]
Restoration project
The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments.[3] In 2019, ownership passed from Network Rail to the Oxford Preservation Trust.[6]
The bridge was fully restored and in 2023 Oxford Preservation Trust is now working on the surrounding landscape surrounding landscape including new perimeter fencing.[7]
Gallery
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View of the swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in 1977 when it was still in operation. -
The swing bridge in the open position on the north bank of the Sheepwash Channel. -
Close-up view of the end of the bridge. -
View of Sheepwash Channel, with the site of the old swing bridge in the foreground and the newer railway bridge in the background. -
The Sheepwash Channel with the old swing bridge and the newer railway bridge behind. -
Rewley Road Swing Bridge undergoing restoration in September 2021.
References
- ^ a b "River Thames (Sheepwash Channel)". UK: CanalPlanAC. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Rewley Road Swing Bridge". Dereliction in the Shires: Oxfordshire Urban Exploration. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ a b Woolley, Liz (2012). Oxford's Working Past. Huxley Scientific Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-9522671-7-1.
{{cite book}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Sheepwash Channel — Oxford Canal / River Thames". UK: Movable Bridges in the British Isles. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Rewley Road (LMS) Swing Bridge". Projects. UK: Oxford Preservation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Regional News Rail issue 882 3 July 2019 page 26
- ^ "Oxford Swing Bridge Fencing". UK: Jacksons Fencing. Retrieved 07 August 2023.
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