Bingley 5 rise Locks. 250 years old 

Incredible. Those men who built these locks are legends. Talking about the Navies. Incredible hard working men who we probably won’t ever know their names. What a fantastic achievement lasting to this day. Great Martin. Thank you. I’m in awe.

Saved my Sis there back in the late 70’s. She fell in above the locks and apparently I reached down and pulled her back out. I was 8. Still talked about to this day 😎

Martin, hello from the States. I have the Ohio & Erie Canal in my backyard, sadly the National Park Service has decided to let it revert back to nature since it closed in 1913. They do offer wonderful museum on the history of it and some of the former Canal towns celebrate its heritage. The amazing thing is that they are free along with the over 80 mile Tow Path trail that is now a multi use trail. I will say that even though they aren’t doing upkeep it is protected and rebuilt as needed. People are amazed to see how much is preserved being between major industrial cities of Cleveland & Akron. Lots of the old locks are preserved with story boards given their history and you can walk along the bottom of quite a few. One has a game to see how many different mason marks you can find. Look into it and the history, the boatmen had to deal with all sorts of hardship from hostile native holdouts to river pirates and all sorts of wildlife. It was still the frontier in lots of the path. If you ever decide to come to the states and look or do a story on this system I’ll gladly show you around (my 8yo and I watch all your vids) and even show you some little known areas of long forgotten industries that grew along the canal. It does flow along the infamous Cuyahoga River whose fire gave birth to the Clean Water Act. Cheers to another great video J &D

Amazing, And still in operation👍🙏😊

Where there isn't a natural source to fill the top lock, they pumped the water back to the top using a steam engine (now electric), Crofton pumping station in Wiltshire is a working example of one, they run it at certain times, it lifts 1 ton of water per stroke, there's vids of it They even had to run it wheen the electric pumps wouldn't start

Falling into one of those deep locks is the stuff of nightmares, and I’m sure many have fallen in over the years!

Wonderful seeing the locks, canals and history are so well preserved. Thanks for history and ride. At 12:30 is another rare piece of transportation history across the road from the 3 locks, Bingley Railway Goods Yard depot constructed late 1890s(?) and Grade II listed. Based on the Ordnance Survey maps, the building constructed between 1894 and 1905 maps and goods yard reconfigured. Originally the siding paralleled the railway and turntable rotated wagons 90 degrees to a smaller goods shed along the street shown up to the 1894 map. The Historic England listing notes mid 1800s which is when the original shed was constructed and not accounting for the changes. The late Victorian goods shed is now a plastics business.

What a fantastic feat of engineering. Great video Martin!!!

Still as entertaining as back when I discovered you with the trapdoor video :)

people always forget the Bingley 3 rise which is also impressive

Another great video Martin and team . Love the vids about our wonderful Canals and a shout out to our amazing Navvies who built them . Keep them coming . Love Gary and Jen

An incredible feat of engineering and great that they’re still going strong!

Another fantastic informative video. Thank you very much to Martin & the team.

a pleasure to watch with nice shots of all the flowing waters in and around the locks

Amazing system! What an engineering marvel of it's time and still today.

Just amazing what those guys did 250 years ago 🤔👍

Hey Martin im from Sth Chadderton and have walked from the boat and horses to Smithy Bridge in 1 day came home and slept then went back and walked to hebden the next day. By bike that is totally doable in a day but I would build up to it.

I used to live near those locks in the 1960s and early 1970s. Walked past them many times watching people trying to navigate them.

Good video. You bring up a lot of memories for me. Many things similar that I saw when I was young(in the 1950s) that were torn up in the 1960s. Good Luck, Rick

Fascinating as ever. Your fellow You Tubers clearly think so too ! Thanks Martin. Look forward to each new video,

Wow, so amazing. Didn't know that the lock gates were some of the largest in the country. Missed James - brilliant but never the same without him.

I just discovered your chanel the other week with the video on the Llangollen canal aqueduct, NOW YOURE NEAR ME!

I'm watching your video over here in Massachusetts. I already watched Dave's video and I am subscribed to Ant also. Cheers Boys.

14:19 - Each lock chamber holds approximately 90,000 gallons (341,000 liters).

Brilliant 😊 🇮🇪

Looks fun to pull the Canal Boat throu!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

Very nice Martin, really enjoyed this one, you should come and do the tramway trail from the quarries at Dove holes to Bugsworth basin on the peak forest canal. Pete and Lorraine

Oh bugger James missed out on a great pot of tea again 😢😢. 😊😊.

5:00 So here's to the Navvies, & the belt that holds them up.

And a guest appearance of Marcus to boot Cheers DougT

I played in those locks in the early 1960's much to my Mums frustration. Great times lol.

Interesting video thank you. I did a RU-vid walk at Bingley last year and was very impressed by the old canal technology. I've subscribed thanks.

My neck of the woods there martin , I'm only a couple of miles away Took kids magnet fishing at the locks few years ago pulled some interesting things out of there If your over bradford way again you should check out bradford beck where it runs under the town hall and under the town to canal road there's some amazing architecture

Great video Martin, thank you. I love the five rise locks, I bike over from Wakefield a couple of times every year and always try to ride up that path without stopping. It seems to be getting steeper!

These locks are certainly popular for youtuber’s. This is the third one I have watched in a short period. All celebrating the 250th. anniversary.

Fabulous...! Th size of those gates is amazing...

I walked along the same route during the hot summer of 1976. Anyway, there was some beer involved- we were young and etc so we sort of conked out along the way but it was good to see the canal again. We used to go to Bingley to drink Timothy Taylor's beer! You're only young once, as they say! Nice to see the huge mill Titus Salt built in the distance in what became Saltaire- we staggered past the mill- where it was cool- getting away from the heat.

Martin, just wondering, over the past 250 years how many times have the lock gates been rebuilt? Just guessing here, maybe 9 times since 1774. You have years and years of history to explore, you'll be on U-tube forever. Thanks to Martin and team and I tip my hat to the Navies and all others involved in building such infrastructure. This shows "Do it right the first time." mike

I used to cycle along there to commute to work. Easier going down rather than up! I used to volunteer for CRT. All we ever did was pick up litter with occasional removal of Himalayan Balsam. Whilst necessary, I got bored and stopped going.

i have been up and down the bingley locks and the only time in my life i have seen a snake (adder) was on the leeds liverpool canals it slid into the canal just ahead of the narrow boat and slid out again on the opposite side truly up there on my list of life experiences...

Martin enjoyed your video on five rise,went today to have a look for myself. Nice one.

I walked the whole canal a few years ago. The whole length is fascinating but 5 rise is still a highlight for me. Great job Martin! It’s nice to hear from the volunteers too. Those guys do an amazing job!

Excellent video Martin!!

Another fantastic production ❤ thoroughly enjoyed this engineering gem . Thanks for sharing 😊

Such a diverse crowd, enjoying the great heritage and prestige of the area! I'm sure we'll have lots of volunteers from those segments of society that respect the great hard work of the navvies and the prosperity that these important waterways brought to the UK! Thank you Martin and the River Trust for educating all walks of society. Let's hope (and pray?) the River Trust will be respected by *EVERYONE* that live in and around the canals and towns they are part of. I'd hate to see plastic bottles, plastic bags and garbages appearing in the not to distant future. We've seen how rivers can turn into stink streams in places like Pakistan, where people disrespect and pollute the waterways. We learnt the hard way, and thankfully have evolved to appreciate what we have ❤

Fascinating; thanks

My old neck of the woods. We used to walk from Shipley to Bingley via Saltaire on a regular basis.

Train there bike back, more down hill! Thank you for what you’re doing being in NZ I miss history of the north 😊

Fantastic! Thanks for that!

Brilliant as ever - Thank you once again for bring this to the masses!! Must send the fish mad once that water starts to piur

Amazing stuff.

That was great guys.

You had me at canal and then dressed stone 😍. Unbelievable feats of engineering there from a time when the Great in Great Britain really meant a lot more . Fantastic video Martin 🙌🏽🙌🏽👍🏽🧱

Beautiful

And to think, this was built before the USA existed.

Cheers❤

I have mixed feelings. me and my mates went up there in about 92ish, half drunk, lads holiday. The lock keeper was like Captain Mainwaring, gave us short shrift. Happy memories. The other half of this is, I believe that after building Bingley five rise, there was no money left for a proper connection to Preston, they had to compromise and build a wagonway for the last few miles and the connection to Lancaster.

What a treat, and looking forward to visiting yet another of your amazing explorations.

Imagine Fitzcarraldo had built a lock system like this! 🎉

That was really good that!!!!

Fantastic video. All that work that was done. It’s incredible the way it all works. I was totally fixed to screen. Really loved that. Thanks,for taking me along. Please take care

Thanks :)

Great content as always.

Amazing Video. Thanks. Looking at the overflow there must be a very clever water management system in place. There must always be exactly the right amount of water available to "power" the locks. In Google maps it seems there are multiple in-flows from local creeks. But those might carry too much water e.g. in spring. The canal surly cannot take that much water. So I guess there are clever overflows "upwards" of the canal. Could be this water management is equally stunning as the locks itself.

Wow !

WOW! Very cool!!

I literally missed you guys by a day or so. We have a project ongoing at a local yard and can I say.. I HATE THAT HILL !!!

Amazing feat. Imagine no steam shovels no bulldozers just shovels pick axes and wheelbarrow and small carts. Thanks Martin.

Hi Martin, shared in my canal groups.

Wonderful. It reminds me of how human ingenuity has been happening for a long time. Great job CRT, thanks Martin very enjoyable to see all the people involved.

Great. Video guys still watching from hospital ..so cheered me up your amazing thanks Martin x❤

Wow thàts a grand lads day out is that. Hello to you all. 🤗🐾🐾🐾🐾

Great video ! Can't wait for the next !

Another excellent video Martin, thank you.

Очередное супер видео,а все ролики смотряться как сериал, не останавливайся👍

Hi Martin, As a Narrowboater of many years, I much prefer your version of Bingley 5 rise Locks. It gives more detail to your viewers, the others take stuff for granted, don't normaly comment, but watch everything you put out. Regards Peter.

Superb. Amazing video yet again

Great video, its on my bucket list, thanks Martin.

Superb engineering. Thanks for a great video.

Another great video Martin and crew.Really enjoyed watching.

Another fantastic video 📹 Martin. More please

Fascinating

Great - we were looking forward to this one after we saw Ant's, and then David's. The Mrs says your was the best of the three, and we missed James and Timmy of course, but nice to see Marcus and Roy.

Fantastic, smashed it again with this video Martin. Really great to see such an amazing feat of engineering still working as it should , hundreds of years after those 'Navvies' slogged away to built it. Thanks guys for taking us along , loved it.

Fascinating. Have you see Foxton Locks in Leicestershire? I think it has 7 locks (and 2 pubs), also Neptune's Staircase in Banavie nr Fort William, has 8 locks!

Stunning quality video Martin - imaginative video shots, brilliant composition and editing, absorbing story telling and history - a video to be really proud of, many thanks 👍

Hi Martin nice to see you back on right side of pennines! 😅 these locks are a masterclass in engineering it's unbelievable they are 250 years old. With the help of the Canals & river trust they will last another 250 years. They do an amazing job. It's hard work navigating these locks & the levels are really steep & deep. Great view though as you are gradually rising an amazing explore Martin & lads. 🥰❤👍

Martin, you are the ambassador for the northern England!

Amazing feat of engineering. What a great video, Martin 👍

Thanks Mr. Zero for sharing an incredible bit of history and engineering. I know nothing like this in Southern California.

That is so interesting, wow 200 years ago that’s amazing x

Thank you for guided tour this day. A very interesting and informative trip. See you on the next, Martin. Appreciate your time involved. 😊

Another great video Martin. When are you planning to cycle to Hebden Bridge? If you let us know, we’ll come and see you and buy you a pint or a brew, would love to meet you , James and Roy for a chat.

Great video Martin! Blimey, Marcus has got tall! 🙂👍

What a great feat of engineering and hard graft from da navvies a lot of whom would have been Irish fair play to them👍

Cracking video martin. Absolutely brilliant engineering going on thete to test the time. Keep up the great work you do martin . And james roy and marcus.

Top video 👍🏼 if you’ve never done a narrow boat holiday Martin I would highly recommend it. We did from Sandbach to Pont….Aqueduct and back. It’s like seeing England from a different perspective.

Nice video Martin, I only live up the road but am always fascinated by the history and collosal task the canal pioneers achieved. You say it's your first time to Bingley - don't forget your explore with Darren , Adventure Me , at Milner Field, the home of Titus Salt of Salt Aire which is a stones throw from the 5 Rise.

Saw this feature on another YT channel but I'm delighted to see you cover it too Martin. Great content, thanks! .

A very good video, nice drone work and quite interesting. The Liverpool Leeds Canal is something that will never be duplicated as goods travel by lorry on roads now. It is quite the engineering achievement of a bygone era. It is good that the Trust keeps it well maintained as it is a National Treasure. Thanks for doing this video.