South Bank Narrows
Address is taken from a point 570 yards away.
South Bank Narrows carries a footpath over the Chichester Canal half a mile from York.
Early plans of what would become the Chichester Canal were drawn up by Peter Taylor in 1782 but problems with Redcar Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Basildon canal at Sandwell, the difficulty of tunneling under Edinburgh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Poole instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Stafford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The one mile section between Tameside and Perth was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Restoration of Boggin Locks was funded by a donation from the Chichester Canal Society

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Birdham Road Bridge | 2 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Donnington Bridge | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Hunston Junction | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Hunston Junction Bridge | 1 mile | |
| Chichester Bypass Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| South Bank Narrows | ||
| Chichester Basin | 1 furlong | |
- Chichester Canal - Boat Trips, Rowing, Fishing, Canoeing, Refreshments — associated with Chichester Canal
- Chichester Canal offers boat trips, refreshments, rowing, fishing, canoeing and walking. Volunteers restore and maintain the canal.
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![View over Poyntz Bridge at Padwick Bridge. Poyntz Swing Bridge was named after W.S. Poyntz of Cowdray who was a shareholder in the canal company. In this view a rowing boat is about to go through the bridge hole narrows. On the bank to the left can be seen [[[4471899]]] and in the distance, Chichester Cathedral.The bridge hole here was originally the site of Padwick Bridge, Poyntz Swing Bridge originally having been about a mile to the south - see [[[4471893]]] for an explanation of this and more information about Poyntz bridge. by Rob Farrow – 04 May 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/46/56/4465682_304163d4_120x120.jpg)





![Bridge and Butterfly. Poyntz Bridge dated 1820 and a more recent (date unknown) Butterfly sculpture at the Chichester Ship Canal.The Butterfly is one of a series of 4 butterflies along the canal as public art reflecting aspects of Chichester and its canal in their wings. The artist was Steve Tomlinson. For a closer look see [[4471899]] by Chris Thomas-Atkin – 01 September 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/44/32/6443200_4d4ce249_120x120.jpg)








![Chichester Ship Canal - Butterfly sculpture #1. Walking northwards along the Chichester Ship Canal into Chichester, this is the first of three butterfly sculptures one encounters beside the towpath when approaching the basin. This one is beside [[[4471893]]]The other two can be seen here [[[4471907]]] by Rob Farrow – 04 May 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/18/4471899_fee6eb7d_120x120.jpg)











