Brindley’s Bends – Fall’s Bridge Traditional Cache
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Brindley’s Bends – Fall’s Bridge
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A traditional cache with room for a few goodies. Please make sure the cache cannot be seen when you replace it. Please be aware, in the spring, swans may be nesting nearby - you may have to leave this cache for another day.
The Oxford Canal, designed by James Brindley and built during the period 1774 to 1790, was one of the earliest canals in England. Built as a contour canal, it slavishly followed a level line and followed a tortuous route from Coventry to Oxford. In the 1830’s, taking advantage of developments in civil engineering, its line was shortened by some 13 miles, and reduce the time it took fro boats to travel from the collieries of the Midlands to London.
This series of caches are placed along parts of the now defunct original Oxford Canal line.
From Fall’s Bridge, the original canal struck off in a southerly direction, before turning north again then entering the original 400 yard long Newbold tunnel near St Botolph’s Church before reaching the current canal near to present Newbold Tunnel. While you are in the area, you might like to visit the Boat Inn or the Barley Mow, two old boating inns at Newbold.
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