lowest bridge and narrowest lock: London-Oxford
chr...@zuno.com
Well here goes:
Does anyway one know the lowest bridge and narrowest lock between London and
Oxford? I'm thinking of moving a boat along that streach of the Thames if it's
possible.
Thanks
chris
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Colin Shepherd
On the same topic according to Nicholsons there is a bridge on the
Erewash that only has a 6 foot clearance. Does anyone know if this is
still so as we are hoping to go up in May and the captain a a bit
wary. By the way does anyone know how low the bridge into Bancroft
Basin was before it was raised as this would give us a good guide.
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Peter James
Colin Shepherd said:
> On the same topic according to Nicholsons there is a bridge on the
> Erewash that only has a 6 foot clearance. Does anyone know if this is
> still so as we are hoping to go up in May and the captain a a bit
> wary.
Can't help you with that but I'm sure Chris Deuchar will. On the way up the
GU a few weeks ago we *hit* a couple of bridges that had work being done to
them. The scaffold hung under the bridge reducing the height considerably.
I bet there wasn't 6 foot clearance (I didn't measure it though).
Fortunately I pulled up and removed the chimney in time, or it would have
been a bit of a mess.
Would it be possible for BW to state the clearance on these temporarily low
structures or does it vary too much with water levels?
Pete J
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Peter Waite
Bridge headroom:
12' 5" Culham Lock Cut Foot bridge
10' 3" Folly Bridge
7' 6" Osney Bridge
The last two are above the main reach of the river by Christ Church Meadow /
college boathouses.
4' 0" is the maximum draught guaranteed.
Narrowest lock that will restrict your passage (i.e ignoring the Teddington
skiff lock for all you pedants!) is
17' 6" at Culham Lock.
Osney Lock is 17' 3", if you are interested.
Reference source "The River Thames Book" by Chris Cove Smith which also has
useful information on the tidal passage through London. Beware of the
shoals off Fulham Football Ground.
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Tony Clayton
In message <6fqt8j$ks6$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com> you wrote:
> Well here goes:
>
> Does anyway one know the lowest bridge and narrowest lock between London and
> Oxford? I'm thinking of moving a boat along that streach of the Thames if it's
> possible.
>
Lowest bridge: Osney (in Oxford) 7ft 7in
Folly Bridge 10ft 3in
Culham Cut footbridge 12ft 5 in
Hurley Upper Footbridge 13ft 1in
Narrowest Locks: Osney Lock 17ft 3in
Culham Lock 17ft 6 in
(several at 17ft 11in)
Boveney Lock 17ft 10in
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Mike Thomas
In article <6fqt8j$ks6$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, chr...@zuno.com
writes
>Does anyway one know the lowest bridge and narrowest lock between
>London and
>Oxford? I'm thinking of moving a boat along that streach of the Thames if it's
>possible.
>
Headroom 12'6" (3.81m) at Cookham Lock Cut Footbridge
Beam 17'6" (5.33m) at Culham Lock
These dimensions are from The River Thames Book by Chris Cove-
Smith, 1996.
They will let you get to Folly Bridge in Oxford which has a headroom
of 10'3" followed by Osney Lock (beam 17' 3") and Osney Bridge
(headroom 7' 6").
I can confirm the headroom at Cookham (I measured it last year) and
as it's a fairly "flat" bridge in a still lock cut it shouldn't cause you any
problems. But beware of Windsor Bridge (nominally 13' 2") - if
there's any significant flow it's difficult to go exactly through the
middle of the arch and the headroom can be considerably reduced
as the water level rises.
What boat are you thinking of moving ?
Mike (air draft 11' 9" ish)
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Michael J Wooding
In article <20BBE...@europa.lbs.ac.uk>, Colin Shepherd
<cshe...@lbs.ac.uk> writes
>On the same topic according to Nicholsons there is a bridge on the
>Erewash that only has a 6 foot clearance. Does anyone know if this is
>still so as we are hoping to go up in May and the captain a a bit
>Basin was before it was raised as this would give us a good guide.
Yes there is a low bridge on the Erewash - subsidence IIRC - as to how
low, Wa'Na'Nee'Che got through OK. Chris will no doubt supply the data.
Bancroft Basin entrance bridge used to be of the order of 5 foot +
little above water line.
Mike
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Martin Ludgate
In message <20BBE...@europa.lbs.ac.uk>, Colin
Shepherd <cshe...@lbs.ac.uk> writes
>On the same topic according to Nicholsons there is a bridge on the
>Erewash that only has a 6 foot clearance. Does anyone know if this is
>still so as we are hoping to go up in May and the captain a a bit
>wary.
It's nearer 7ft - Fulbourne's cratch went under it with an inch or two
to spare.
>By the way does anyone know how low the bridge into Bancroft
>Basin was before it was raised as this would give us a good guide.
>
We had to dismantle the cratch, top planks, stands, mast etc. and
remove the tiller arm to get under that one! Even after rebuilding,
the bridge is only a couple of inches above Fulbourne's cratch.
I'm afraid I can't give you an exact figure for Fulbourne's air draft,
as it varies by a few inches depending on how full the water tank
under the cratch and two diesel tanks in the engine room are.
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Sylvia Ellis
In article <1ugheSAe...@mbreliance.demon.co.uk>,
Mi...@mbreliance.demon.co.uk says...
> But beware of Windsor Bridge (nominally 13' 2") - if
> there's any significant flow it's difficult to go exactly through the
> middle of the arch and the headroom can be considerably reduced
> as the water level rises.
removing the Cobbler. This is the "flow dividing structure" (i.e. wooden
planks) just downstream of Windsor Bridge. Hopefully this will make it
easier to manoevre in this area.
Work is due to complete in mid-June.
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