Saxilby Waterfront - the complicated history of who owns what on our canal side.
As you read in my article last month, Saxilby Moorings has seen constant development over the centuries. Following Richard Ellison of Thorne's renovation of the waterway in 1740, a turnpike road from Lincoln to Dunham and Worksop was opened in 1756. A wooden drawbridge was constructed over the canal, replaced by a swing bridge in 1823. Skellingthorpe Road was immediately behind the bridge keepers house (pictured above) running alongside the canal to the Lindsey and Kesteven Chemical Works (now the Riverside Enterprise Park). By the early 20 th century, the roads had become the responsibility of the County Council, and by the 1930s, there was an urgent need to replace the swing bridge. It was announced in 1935 that Lindsey County Council would begin work on the building of new bridges over the Fossdyke and railway for £47,000. The artist's drawing is shown below. The work was expected to take two years and find employment for over 100. The Lincolnshire Echo reported t