The Great Laxey Wheel
The Great Laxey Wheel
The Great Laxey Wheel
The Great Laxey Wheel
The Great Laxey Wheel
The Great Laxey Wheel

The Great Laxey Wheel

The Great Laxey Wheel

country/place
Great Britain
city/place
Isle of Man
date17/10/2011
geo-coordinates54.238625,-4.407389
tagswaterwheel

The Laxey Wheel remains the largest working waterwheel in the world. Its second name Lady Isabella got after former Lieutenant Governor Hope's wife. The wheel has a diameter of 22 meters.

It was used to pump a water from the from the Glen Mooar part of the Great Laxey Mines industrial complex some 200 yards away and 1500ft below ground.

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Keywords: waterwheel

Related links:
1Openning time and entrance fee at the Great Laxey Wheel