Five-Rise Locks, Bingley red plaque

This red commemorative plaque records: Bingley 'Five-Rise' Locks. Opened in 1774 to raise the Leeds & Liverpool Canal 18 metres up the Aire Valley, this is the steepest lock staircase in Britain. Recorded plaque organisation: Transport Trust.

The Five-Rise Locks at Bingley are a significant engineering achievement from 1774, enabling boats to navigate an 18-metre elevation change and serving as the steepest lock staircase in Britain on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.