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Swing bridge, LNWR Station is a swing bridge constructed in the nineteenth century as part of the London and North Western Railway's infrastructure development. The bridge was engineered to permit the passage of canal traffic whilst maintaining railway connectivity, demonstrating the practical accommodation of competing transport networks during the industrial period. Its mechanical swing mechanism represents Victorian engineering solutions to the challenges of integrating multiple forms of transport across shared waterway corridors. The structure remains a notable example of railway-era civil engineering in Oxfordshire.
Swing bridge, LNWR Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003651. View the official record →
Swing bridge, LNWR Station is a swing bridge constructed in the nineteenth century as part of the London and North Western Railway's infrastructure development. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003651.
Swing bridge, LNWR Station is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Abingdon Road Culverts (3.1 km), Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay (7 km), Settlement site E of Goose Acre Farm (8.4 km).
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