End of the Line

... or one end of the waterway. We are back on the Oxford Canal, and have come to a cul-de-sac in the centre of Oxford, with Hythe Bridge Street behind the photographer. The name "Hythe" is derived from the "hithe" (wharf) that used to be located by the bridge. There has been a street here since at least 1233.

As you see here, the way through to the Thames involves a sharp turn, and is a few hundred metres north of where the main photograph was taken. The ducks seem as confused as the barges sometimes are.

This place is close to the very nice Bridge #243. Here is a boat that has through the lock and is emerging on the other side of the bridge.

A little further north again, the top of Bridge #242B affords a nice view of narrow boats lined up, with the trees along the towpath just getting their autumnal shades.

And for those who don't know the point of the bridge numbers, I should explain that I accidentally started "collecting" them (see, for example, 11 August 2011 for an early example) on sections of the canal.

This is the more serious listing of the bridges, with photographs of most of them.