More than 7000 visit Bingley
By: British Waterways
MORE than 7000 people visited the Bingley Five Rise Locks open days last weekend.
They braved the cold weather and queued patiently for a glimpse inside the locks which they entered down scaffolding staircases.
Further staircases allowed them to descend from one lock of the steep flight to the next. A water bus service carried visitors to and from the site by canal.
Visitors enter the locks down scaffolding staircases. PHOTO: BRITISH WATERWAYS
The iconic staircase flight on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was having four of its gates replaced. At 25 years old, the gates had reached the end of their working life. The brickwork was also being repaired, using a traditional lime mortar, rather than modern cement.
For details of the open day at Hertford Union Bottom Lock on Saturday February 4 and the lock gate workshop open days at Stanley Ferry on Saturday February 11 and Bradley on Thursday February 16 see http://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/news/all/what-s-on
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