"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi all

I am looking for ideas for gate locks.
The gate is 1.8m high and mounted between wooden posts which are bolted to
concrete ones.
We are finally getting round to securing the back garden and, as a result,
need to be able to securely lock/latch the gate shut.
The gate will be the only access round the house so it will need to be
able to be unlocked from either side.
Is there a key operated lock type specifically for gates.
I'm not that taken with the rim lock type, as the gate is fairly
smart/decorative.

Anyone got any ingenious lock systems which don't spoil the look too much?

It depends on the gate, but I used a ledged framed and braced one, which
simply took a normal mortice lock in one upright.

Colin Bignell