Shipton Lift Bridge 219

Completed: Lift bridge is back on its mountings and is operable.

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Oxford Canal

From: 15 December 2025, 10:20am

To: 29 December 2025, 11:10am inclusive

Region: London and South East

Reason: Suspected Vandalism

Subject to review on: 30 December 2025

Location

Closest waterway	Oxford Canal
Starts at	Lock 41, Shipton Lock
Ends at	Flood Gate
Upstream winding hole	South of Railway Bridge 215A
Downstream winding hole	North of Aubrey's Lift Bridge 221

Descriptions

Update 24 December 2025, 10:46am

Repair works are planned to mobilise on 29th December 2025

Original 15 December 2025, 10:40am

Navigation closed

Bridge has been knocked off its mountings and is non operable. The bridge is down and in the closed to navigation position A team has been mobilised to site to assess the extent of the damage and start work designing a repair solution