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Post by Andy Wade on Jan 28, 2012 1:14:06 GMT
Bingley Five Rise Locks have recently been drained and there's an open day weekend tomorrow 28th Jan and Sunday 29th Jan (10.00 to 4.00) where you'll be able to walk right into the lock itself. First time this has been possible in over a hundred years. Bingley Five Rise Open Day |
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Post by barcroftlad on Jan 28, 2012 17:49:10 GMT
What a wonderful opportunity to actually venture inside the locks. It is always a must visit for me when I visit Keighley. Enjoy it folks.
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2012 18:46:24 GMT
Hi Bill - I was up there a week or so ago, they were emptying it then. You could not walk through it then BUT I took lots of photographs.....will post them for you to see.....if it is nice will probably go up tomorrow and walk through the lock.....been through it on a canal boat.....so will add some of those as well...........
Speak soon
Jan x
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Post by vale on Jan 29, 2012 1:16:40 GMT
I think to see it empty just makes you realise just what work went into building it, and for them to put so much effort also shows how important it really was. Hard to imagine that Stockbridge would have been a busy place for people collecting and taking goods to go by water
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Post by barcrofter on Jan 29, 2012 11:40:43 GMT
I also went to see them last Sunday, it looked very muddy, so I would take your wellies.
I am in the process of walking the Leeds-Liverpool canal, have done from Leeds to almost Chorley so I have seen a few locks on the way.
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2012 12:53:53 GMT
Hope you have been documenting it en-route ??  |
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Post by barcroftlad on Jan 29, 2012 20:41:58 GMT
Thanks for that Jan and well done Paul. Why not carry a tent and camp out on the way? Cheers. |
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Post by clogger on Jan 29, 2012 20:48:37 GMT
Hi Paul an " big Bill "
Why not take a robber dingy with ya, i might come along as well seein as how i,ve just taken early retyrement.
hi to you too Jan , nice to meet ya, i know other two haha.
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Post by barcroftlad on Jan 30, 2012 9:30:57 GMT
I love your name clogger. I well remember trying to create sparks by clicking the heels of my clogs on the footpath. I also remember the pads of snow forming in the middle of the irons of the clogs. ;D cheers
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Post by barcrofter on Jan 30, 2012 10:38:00 GMT
Were your clogs Bobwire's Bill? now there is name from the past.
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Post by sean1981 on Jan 30, 2012 11:58:28 GMT
I still have a pair of his clogs in the garage, not used much but just kept for posterity.
A friend and I went to look at the locks at Bingley on Saturday afternoon, thinking it would just be a few 'anoraks' :-) Much to our surprise there were literlly thousands there and a very long queue from the top lock, over the bridge and right up onto the road. We could not see the end of it and so walked on to crossflats before heading home.
The pictures I took were not too good, I just had my i pod thingy with me. It will be nice to see Jan's photos.
John
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Post by barcroftlad on Jan 31, 2012 0:45:36 GMT
Were your clogs Bobwire's Bill? now there is name from the past. Of course they were Harry's Paul. Sure there was the Co-op clog shop but Harry did the business. Cheers |
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Post by clogger on Jan 31, 2012 13:23:36 GMT
seems like the " barcroft brigands " are on here in full force haha,
i still have two pair o clogs left from bobwires although the last pair was made by his lad Ellis.
Ones a goin out brown pair an others are a workin pair made of cowhide ( splits ) me dad would a called em. Proper workin clogs use to be made o kip leather so the full grain was on the outside an made em reel waterproof . We always had ours made o kip tps wi beech bottoms for quarry work an womens clogs always had alder wood bottoms for workin in mill an such ( they were lighter )
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