ON March 21, 1774, around 30,000 people gathered along the towpath to watch the first boats make the 60 ft descent through Bingley Five Rise Locks. Reported to be the “noblest works of the kind that ...

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A day of celebration will take place to mark the 250th anniversary of one of the "seven wonders of the waterways". The Grade I listed Bingley Five Rise Locks and the nearby Three Rise Locks on the 127 ...