Staircase locks

[loner]

I noticed a mention of a staircase lock on the Gower branch of the BCN. I though if they were all in a line that they were all staircase locks??Where can I find a good description of the different types of locks? Thanks.

[Chris J W]

Ah. You're thinking of a Flight of Locks.

 

A Staircase is where the bottom gates of one lock make the top gates of another.

 

Good bit on Wiki about Locks.

[denboy]

also foxton locks are a staircase set of locks

[loner]

Thanks for the info. I read the term "staircase" lock in an article in Feb 2009 Waterways World magazine. Lisa and I went through the Foxton locks twice in Oct of 2007 in a Canaltime narrowboat. What a great time we had.

[Hairy-Neil]

also foxton locks are a staircase set of locks

 

Foxton has 2 sets of 5 staircase locks

 

Neptune's Staircase at Fort William is more spectacular, with 8 'ship' locks.....