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Oxenhall tunnel before work on the portal.
Notice the level of silt in the canal bed
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Work begins on the portal
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Making progress
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The completed brickwork of the portal
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The view inside the Oxenhall tunnel
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The "leggers' rest" has also been rebuilt
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The completed portal and "leggers' rest"
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Looking in the opposite direction, from the top of the portal
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The final dig through to the tunnel
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The final dig reaches the "leggers' rest" -
viewed from the tunnel mouth
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Working on the towpath,
about 50 yards along the cut from the bridge
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The restored Coldharbour Lane bridge
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