Bingley Five Rise Locks is a series of five locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley. It opened on March 21st 1774 and was a major feat of engineering at the time. The smaller Three Rise opened at the same time just a few hundred meters further down. The locks comprises a 'staircase' flight - the lower gate of one lock forms the upper gate of the next lock. It underwent extensive restorative maintenance in 2004. Canal locks in England. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Bingley is a town in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
Skipton Web: Five Rise Locks (http://www.skiptonweb.co.uk/tourist/cragface_chron/18_fiverise/)
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