2017

SC4385 : Laxey Wheel

taken 8 years ago, near to Laxey, Isle of Man

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Laxey Wheel
Laxey Wheel
Lady Isabella, the great water wheel at Laxey, was built in 1854 to pump water out of the lead and zinc mines in Glen Mooar. It is 22.1 metres in diameter and revolves at three revolutions per minute. Water power was preferred to steam because the Isle of Man has no coal and the cost of importing fuel would have been prohibitive. The mines closed in 1929 but by then the wheel was already a tourist attraction allowing its eventual acquisition by the Manx Government in 1965. The casting on the front is believed to be the largest depiction of the Manx triskelion in the world.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Waterwheel other tags: Laxey Wheel Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Glen Mooar [55] · Great Laxey [34] · Built in 1854 to Pump Water [22] · Power [21] · Closed [18] · Manx Government [10] · Isle of Man has no Coal [5] Title Clusters: · Laxey Wheel [12] ·
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SC4385, 283 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 17 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 25 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SC 432 854 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:14.4126N 4:24.4565W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SC 432 854
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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