Belchers Lift Bridge Number 189, At Sp 495 329 Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1992. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Belchers Lift Bridge Number 189, At Sp 495 329 Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- sheer-steel-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1992
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Belchers Lift Bridge Number 189 is an accommodation lift-bridge located on the Oxford Canal. It has origins dating back to the late 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The bridge features a tilting wooden plank deck, wooden handrails, and two balance beams set at a raking angle. It is supported by brick abutments with concrete sills and has brick wing walls at the trailing edges, along with stone rubbing blocks on the faces facing the canal. This bridge is part of an important series of lift-bridges on the Oxford Canal, representing a type that has become rare in England.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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