Swing bridges

Buckingham Canal Society

Buckingham Canal Society publishes a quarterly newsletter called The Buckingham Navigator which contains all the news about their progress on the restoration of the Buckingham Canal and features regular articles which delve into the canal’s long history.

The latest issue includes an article on swing bridges. Did you know that there used to be a swing bridge at Cosgrove Lock? The article explores the BCS archives to explain why Cosgrove had a swing bridge and looks into what happened to it.

Issue 103 Spring 2020 of The Buckingham Navigator