An 18th century engineering masterpiece, these five locks operate as a ‘staircase’ flight – in which the lower gate of one lock forms the upper gate of the next. When completed in 1774, thousands gathered to watch the first boats make the 60 foot descent. Now, over 200 years later, the flight is still in daily use providing access to 16 miles of lock-free cruising on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in the glorious scenery of the Yorkshire Dales.
Bingley Five Rise Locks are one of the most spectacular features of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. They are the steepest staircase locks on the the Leeds and LIverpool canal which is the longest canal in the country!
An 18th century engineering masterpiece, these five locks operate as a ‘staircase’ flight – in which the lower gate of one lock forms the upper gate of the next. When completed in 1774, thousands gathered to watch the first boats make the 60 foot descent. Now, over 200 years later, the flight is still in daily use providing access to 16 miles of lock-free cruising on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in the glorious scenery of the Yorkshire Dales.
Bingley Five Rise Locks are one of the most spectacular features of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. They are the steepest staircase locks on the the Leeds and LIverpool canal which is the longest canal in the country!