trip was described in the Leeds Intelligencer. The smaller Bingley Three Rise Locks opened at the same time just a few hundred yards downstream. Tourism The staircase is a tourist attraction in the area. Boats that pass through often attract a crowd of gongoozlers. Maintenance The staircase underwent extensive restoration in 2004 and again in 2006, when the lock gates and paddles were replaced. As is expected with such a feat of engineering it requires a lot of maintenance and is often on British Waterways' list of winter stoppages for maintenance. In January 2012 the locks were drained to allow the installation of new lock gates. The new gates are made of English green oak and, taken together with the balance beam, weigh more than 5 tonnes. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire Listed buildings in Bingley Foxton Locks near Market Harborough, Leicestershire Watford Locks in Northamptonshire Caen Hill Locks near Devizes, Wiltshire Fourteen Locks near Newport, South Wales Tardebigge Locks near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire References External links Skipton Web: Five Rise Locks Pennine Waterways BBC Online - Rare glimpse of drained 18th Century Bingley Five Rise Locks during gate maintenance January 2012 Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire Grade I listed canals Staircase locks of England Canals in Bradford Tourist attractions in the City of Bradford Locks of Yorkshire Buildings and structures in Bingley