Bridge at Aldersley Junction with seperate arch for the towpath.

Bridge over the Ashby Canal. 9th April 2004.

Bridge over the Ashted flight of locks. 21st July 2006.

Awbridge Bridge on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. Note the cast iron foot bridge with tow rope slot in the foreground. 18th May 2007.

Modern footbridge over the Aylesbury Arm. 14th November 2005.

Park Street Bridge over the Grand Union Aylesbury Arm. 14th November 2005.

Bridge 190 at Aynho on the Oxford Canal. 5th April 2006.

An Oxford Canal lift bridge at Banbury. 21st March 2008.

The same bridge at Banbury, showing the modern hydraulic lifting mechanism. 1st June 2007

A footbridge at Banbury on the site of a traditional Oxford Canal lift bridge. 21st March 2008.

Footbridge 165 at Banbury. 1st June 2007

Barker Bridge of 1842 over the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. 26th September 2008.

A typical BCN cast iron footbridge at Wolverhampton. 26th March 2002.

Cast iron footbridge at Farmers Bridge Junction in the heart of Birmingham. 30th January 2005.

Wolverhampton's Broad Street bridge reconstructed in the Black Country Museum. 5th August 2006.

Brasshouse Lane Bridge over the BCN Old Main Line. Note how the original brick arch structure has been widened. 25th July 2006.

Brick arch bridge at Farmer's Bridge Junction. It once gave access to a brewery wharf. 14th July 2006.

Brick road overbridge by Broughton Lock. 19th March 2004.

A lift bridge on the Caldon Canal at Stockton Brook. June 1993. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell).

Cast iron towpath bridge at Camden Lock. 28th April 2007.

Bridge and lock at Colwich, Staffs.

Ornamental bridge over the Grand Union at Cosgrove. 29th April 2006.

Towpath bridge over the BCN Engine Arm. 25th July 2006.

A typical Birmingham overbridge. The red doors are to allow the fire brigade to pump water from the canal. 14th July 2006.

Cast iron bridge over Farmers Bridge top lock, Birmingham. 27th May 2008.

Galton Bridge over the BCN main line at Smethwick. 24th July 2006.

Vertical lifting bridge at the Black Country Museum. It originally came from Proof House Basin where it was constructed by Armstrong Whitworth & Co for the Great Western Railway. 3rd October 2008.

Hasty Brow Bridge on the Lancaster Canal. 22nd September 2005. (Picture courtesy of Ralph Rawlinson).

Concrete bridge at Hatton on the Grand Union. 14th July 2006.

Bridge at the entrance to Horbury Basin. 29th July 2002.

Saddleworth Viaduct over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. July 2002.

Swing bridge at Hagg Fold on the Peak Forest Canal.

Footbridge with slot for tow ropes at Limekiln Lock, Stone.

Bridge 66 on the Chesterfield Canal. 31st July 2006.

Unusual parapet on bridge 61, Chesterfield Canal. 31st July 2006.

Bridge carrying the towpath from one side of the canal to the other. Kidsgrove, Trent & Mersey Canal. 24th March 2002

The attractively carved bridge 120 on the Kennet & Avon Canal. 29th July 2008.

Bridge 41 at Leamington Spa. 20th April 2007

Footbridge at Leamington Spa. 20th April 2007

Bridge 91 on the Macclesfield Canal. In the distance is Hall Green lock. 6th March 2005.

Congleton Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal. 21st March 2005.

Bridge over the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth. Sadly many bridges are spoilt by pipe and cable crossings. 19th November 2005.

The bridge adjacent to lock 39 of the Marsworth flight has an unusually wide second arch for the towpath. 19th November 2005..

Metal footbridge over the BCN at Moorcroft Junction. 13th July 2006.

The deck of the same bridge which is shared with a pipe. 13th July 2006.

Stone bridge near Mexborough with a rebuilding date of 1834. 27th July 2006.

The canal at Oldbury beneath the M5 motorway. 15th September 2003.

Wrights Bridge at Old Hill on the Dudley No 2 Canal. 1st October 2006.

Gosty Hill Bridge, Dudley No 2 Canal. 1st October 2006.

A typical Oxford Canal lift bridge at Thrupp. 20th September 1996.

Disused Oxford Canal lift bridge at Banbury. 23rd May 2007.

Bridge on the Oxford Canal at Oxford.

The LNWR railway swingbridge over Sheepwash Channel, Oxford, which connects the Oxford Canal with the Thames. 1985.

Bridge over the River Severn, near Holt Lock.

Lift bridge on the Peak Forest Canal.

Lock footbridge on the Bosley flight, Macclesfield Canal.

Stone overbridge at Pigeon Lock on the Southern Oxford Canal. 24th September 1996

"Blow Up" Bridge on the Regents Canal. It was rebuilt following the "Tilbury" explosion of 1874. 28th April 2007.

Cast iron Ionic pillars supporting "Blow Up" Bridge, Regents Canal. 28th April 2007.

Iron bridge over the Regents Canal. 28th April 2007.

Iron bridge over the Regents Canal. 28th April 2007.

Ridge Lane Bridge on the Lancaster Canal. 24th September 2005. (Picture courtesy of Ralph Rawlinson).

Sandfield Bridge, one of the many swing bridges on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. 17th June 2007.

Sandfield Bridge in the open position. 17th June 2007.

Towpath bridge over the BCN Old Main Line at Smethwick Junction. 25th July 2006.

Bridge over the BCN New Main Line at Smethwick Junction. 25th July 2006.

The top of the same bridge at Smethwick Junction. 25th July 2006.

Bridge giving access to an industrial wharf at Smethwick Junction. 25th July 2006.

Bridge over the top lock at Smethwick. 25th July 2006.

The Grove Bridge near Watford (No. 164) on the Grand Union Canal. 20th April 2004.

Three Furnaces Bridge, Tipton. 11th October 2008.

Typical Trent & Mersey Canal lock footbridge. 22nd June 1997.

Detail of a Trent & Mersey footbridge. 22nd May 2006.

Top Lane Bridge on the New Junction Canal. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).

The brand new Watery Lane Bridge over the BCN New Main Line at Tipton. The remains of the central pier of the original structure can be seen beneath the span. 11th October 2008.

Watery Lane Junction Bridge, BCN New Main Line, Tipton. 11th October 2008.

Grub Street bridge over Woodseaves Cutting on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Hollings bridge over Woodseaves Cutting on the Shropshire Union Canal. 3rd August 1997.

Rubbing plate detail on a Trent & Mersey bridge. 22nd May 2006.

Rubbing plate on the bridge over the entrance to the Wendover Arm at Bulbourne. 22nd June 2008.

Rubbing plate on bridge 111 at Linslade, Grand Union Canal. 16th November 2005.

Rubbing plate to protect a bridge from the ropes of passing horse boats, Marsworth, Grand Union Canal. 19th November 2005.

Rubbing plate, Proof House Junction, Birmingham. 21st July 2006.

Rope marks on "Blow Up" Bridge, Regents Canal. When the Bridge was rebuilt following the "Tilbury" disaster the pillars were rotated to remove the grooves from the towpath side and give a smooth surface for the passage of tow ropes. 28th April 2007.

Rubbing plate on a Regents Canal bridge at Camden. 28th April 2007.

A cast iron rubbing plate. Shropshire Union Canal. 3rd August 1997.

Rubbing plate on Tindal Bridge in Birmingham. 14th July 2006.

Rope cuts in the cast iron ballustrade of the bridge over the Whitmore Arm in Birmingham. 14th July 2006.

Rubbing plate on the Newhall Street bridge in Central Birmingham. 7th June 2008.

Standard BW bridge plate on the Aylesbury Arm. 14th November 2005.

Oxford Canal bridge plate at Aynho. 5th April 2006.

An Oxford Canal bridge plate.

Bridge plate on bridge 111 at Linslade, Grand Union Canal. 16th November 2005.

Plate on bridge number 1 on the Aylesbury Arm at Marsworth. 19th November 2005.

Nameplate and BCN 1896 plate on Wrights Bridge, Old Hill. 1st October 2006.

BCN 1888 plate on Gosty Hill Bridge. 1st October 2006.

Nameplate and broken BCN date plate on Three Furnaces Bridge, Tipton. 11th October 2008.

Trent & Mersey stone bridge number showing evidence of having carried a cast iron bridge plate over the top. 22nd May 2006.

Stone bridge number on a Trent & Mersey overbridge. 22nd June 1997.

BCN and 1880 date plates on Watery Lane Junction Bridge, Tipton. 11th October 2008.

BCN Bridge Plate.

Manufacturer's inscription found on many BCN footbridges. 25th July 2006.

Maker's lettering on another Birmingham footbridge. 27th May 2008.