Bingley Three Rise Locks

Bingley Three Rise Locks is a staircase of three locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1774 and was a major feat of engineering at the time along with the larger Five Rise opened at the same time and several hundred metres further up. The lock comprises a staircase flight—the lower gate of one lock forming the upper gate of the next lock.In 1985 the locks were designated Grade II* listed status.In 2007 the lock gates were refurbished.See also Bingley Five Rise Locks in West Yorkshire Foxton Locks near Market Harborough, Leicestershire Watford Locks in Northamptonshire Caen Hill Locks near Devizes, Wiltshire Fourteen Locks near Newport, South Wales Tardebigge Locks near Bromsgrove, WorcestershireExternal links Pennine Waterways

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