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  Lady Isabella Waterwheel, Laxey 

Location
Grid reference - SC 432 853
OS Sheet - 95

Off A2 Douglas to Ramsay road, at Laxey.

Opened in 1854 to drive pumps to keep mines free of water. The wheel is 72-ft 6in diameter and still turns. Fed by a series of lades from higher up the valley via a siphon.

Opening Times
April to October, daily, 10.00 - 17.00.

Contact
Manx National Heritage, 01624 648000.  

E-mail
[email protected]

Web Site  www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/museums/laxeywheel.xml

 

 

 

 

 
Photograph © Jim Woodward-Nutt

 
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