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  The Lady Evelyn Waterwheel, Laxey 

Location
Grid reference - SC 433 846
OS Sheet - 95
In the village of Laxey where the B11 crosses the A2. Park near the Electric Railway Station or in the car park across from the Laxey Valley Gardens. At the bridge over the valley, walk down the path to the Valley Gardens from the junction of the main Laxey to Ramsey Road & Captains Hill.

In 1865 a 50½ ft diameter waterwheel was built to pump water out of the Snaefell Mine. When the mine closed in 1907 the waterwheel was sold and moved to Cornwall.  In 2003 the wheel was returned to the Island, where it was reassembled in the Laxey Valley Gardens. The wheel is now owned and operated by the Laxey and Lonan Trust.

Opening Times
Can be viewed at any time from the gardens. Operates 09.00 – 18.00,  April to October.

Contact
Pete Geddes 01624 674702. 

E-mail
[email protected]

Web Site
www.snaefellwheel.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Photograph ©
Jim Woodward-Nutt

 
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