Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow Channel
LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FIVE RISE LOCKS WITH OVERFLOW CHANNEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1314303
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow Channel
- Statutory Address:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FIVE RISE LOCKS WITH OVERFLOW CHANNEL
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- Date:
- 1999-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/00831/15
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1314303
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow Channel
- Statutory Address 1:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FIVE RISE LOCKS WITH OVERFLOW CHANNEL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL FIVE RISE LOCKS WITH OVERFLOW CHANNEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Bingley
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 10758 39959
Details
SE1039NE BINGLEY LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL
8/113 Five Rise Locks 9.8.66 with overflow channels
GV I
5-rise locks and overflow channel. c1773 by John Longbottom. Large dressed stone retaining walls with rebates for gates. 1st lock has widely splayed sloping wall to either side. Other locks have ramped walls to curved platforms approached up a flight of 15 stone steps to either side. Issuing at right angles from each lock are overflow channels which spill into a wider sloping channel to right which flows into canal at lower level to right of 1st lock.
The canal was authorised by an Act of 1768 and planned by James Brindley. This portion was the work of local masons and remains in virtually unaltered condition. These locks, including the 3, 2 and 1 Rise Locks (q q.v.), raise boats to a height of 120 feet and are perhaps the vast important flight of locks in the country, the 5-rise locks being one of the greatest feats of engineering of the canal age.
Listing NGR: SE1075839959
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 337964
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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