Newlay Staircase Locks Nos 11 to 13 is one of a group of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds); it has a rise of only a few inches near to Castleworth.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

This is a group of three locks with a rise of 26 feet and 1 inch.
| Rodley Water Pipe Crossing Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Ross Mill Swing Bridge No 219 | 6 furlongs | |
| Site of Swing Bridge No 220 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Fallwood Marina | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Newlay Stone Bridge No 221 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Newlay Staircase Locks Nos 11 to 13 | ||
| Newlay Pipe Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Forge Staircase Locks Nos 8 to 10 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Pipe Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Lock No 7 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall New Road Bridge No 221A | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Newlay Locks: overflow channel. Although there is a separate bywash channel on the other side of the locks [[5479903]], the setts here are laid to form a drainage channel suggesting that overtopping of the lower lock was common or at least expected. The middle and upper locks have nothing comparable. The locks are listed grade 2 (list entry number 1375088). by Stephen Craven – 31 July 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/60/29/4602946_95c12823_120x120.jpg)












