Lift Bridge No 164 (Oxford Canal)
Lift Bridge No 164 (Oxford Canal) carries a farm track over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) near to Peterborough Cutting.
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.

There is a lift bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal. The bridge requires a windlass to operate it.
| Cherwell Street Bridge No 165A | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cherwell Street Facilities | ¾ furlongs | |
| Concorde Avenue Bridge No 165 | ½ furlongs | |
| Banbury Lock No 29 | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Banbury Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lift Bridge No 164 (Oxford Canal) | ||
| Tooley's Boatyard | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tooley's Boatyard Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Castle Quay Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tom Rolt Bridge No 164 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Sovereign Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Tooley's Boatyard
Amenities nearby at Site of Banbury Wharf
Amenities in Banbury
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- 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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In the direction of End of Hythe Bridge Arm
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![Geograph photographer at large, Banbury. On the occasion of the meet for Geograph's 8th birthday, Christine Matthews is photographing a narrowboat coming under a lifting bridge on the Oxford Canal. The blue plaque commemorates pioneer of industrial archaeology LTC (Tom) Rolt [[2009879]] by Chris Allen – 09 March 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/37/3363775_f888c305_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge 164 [Factory Street lift bridge], Oxford Canal. See [[3526879]] for the bridge open. The buildings and bridge beyond are part of a large shopping centre. by Christine Johnstone – 19 January 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/79/87/4798757_ef5723ef_120x120.jpg)



![Bascule bridge on the Oxford Canal in Banbury. [[3363775]] shows it in operation. by Stephen Craven – 19 September 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/09/26/7092617_8d41de4c_120x120.jpg)















