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| Bingley Five Rise Locks |
Distance: 3.9 miles
Walking: Andrew & Gaynor
Weather: Cloudy
OS Map: 288 - Bradford & Huddersfield / 297 - Lower Wharfedale & Washburn Valley
Parking: Keighley Road, Bingley (near the fire station)
Photography: Andrew using Nikon D750 / Nikon 24 - 70mm f2.8
A short stroll on a relatively warm February Sunday morning along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Bingley to (almost) Riddlesden, taking in Three Rise and Five Rise Locks and returning by the same route.
The Skipton to Shipley section of the canal, including the locks at Bingley, was one of the earliest parts of the canal to be built and was completed in 1774. Because of the challenging terrain of the Pennines, the canal as a whole took over 50 years to complete.
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| Bingley - Where the Leeds & Liverpool Canal runs alongside the A650 Aire Valley Road and the railway line |
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| Apartments on The Locks, Bingley |
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| A Canada goose |
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| Bingley Five Rise Locks |
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| A distance marker at the side of the canal |
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| Snowdrops |
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| The cafe at the top of Five Rise Locks was originally stables for the horses drawing the boats along the canal |
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| Not sure what type of boat this is but I'd be interested to find out. There were a couple of them moored up today. |
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| Airedale Mill, Micklethwaite was originally a worsted mill but has now been converted into apartments. |
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| Cottage near Morton Swing Bridge |
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| Just beyond Morton Swing Bridge |
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| A couple of greylag geese. |
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| Catkins on this (I think) hazel tree are an early signs that spring is on the way. |
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| This blue tit was very busy preparing for spring, by the look of it. |
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| Heading back towards Morton Swing Bridge. |
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| Distance marker at Morton Swing Bridge |
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| The chimney of Airedale Mill in Micklethwaite visible in the distance |
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| Back at Airedale Mill, Micklethwaite |
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| Near the top of Five Rise Locks |
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| The cafe at Five Rise Locks |
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| The top lock at Five Rise |
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| The four lower locks viewed from the top one. It's one hell of a drop down to the water, which doesn't really come across in the photo. Sadly no boat action today due to the Covid-19 lockdown. |
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| The landmark Damart chimney in Bingley. |
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| The Damart building was originally a worsted mill known as Bowling Green Mills, built in 1871, and is located next to the Three Rise Locks.. |
