Oxford Canal Chisnell Lift Bridge (193) at Sp 497 304 is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1992. A C18 Lift-bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Oxford Canal Chisnell Lift Bridge (193) at Sp 497 304

WRENN ID
winding-outpost-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 November 1992
Type
Lift-bridge
Address
Oxford Canal Chisnell Lift Bridge (193) at Sp 497 304, Souldern
OS grid reference
SP 497 304
Coordinates
51.97065, -1.27792
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Chisnell Lift Bridge, located on the Oxford Canal, is an accommodation lift-bridge with origins dating back to the late 18th century, though it has undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The bridge features a tilting wooden plank deck, wooden handrails, and two balance beams positioned at a raking angle. It is supported by brick abutments with concrete sills and has brick wing walls that have trailing edges and stone rubbing blocks on the faces facing the canal. This bridge is part of an important series of Oxford Canal lift-bridges, which are now a rare type in England.

Local climate

Oxford Canal Chisnell Lift Bridge (193) at Sp 497 304 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Somerton Lock Cottage Grade II 646 m
  2. Somerton Lock Grade II 653 m
  3. Bridge at Somerton Lock Grade II 666 m
  4. Bridge Over Oxford Canal at Sp 4985 3148 Grade II 1.0 km
  5. Hill House Grade II 1.4 km
  6. Manor Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding Grade II 1.5 km
  7. North Aston Millhouse and Attached Bridge Grade II 1.5 km
  8. Duke of Cumberlands Head Public House Grade II 1.5 km
  9. St James Farmhouse Grade II 1.5 km
  10. Clifton Mill, Millhouse and Attached Millstream Bridge Grade II 1.5 km