OFFICIAL REOPENING OF THE WORLD FAMOUS GREAT LAXEY WHEEL

Manx National Heritage is delighted to announce the official re-opening of the Great Laxey Wheel, following a major conservation project.

The world famous treasured landmark was officially re-opened on 12 October 2022, in the presence of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer and Lady Lorimer, who marked the occasion of the Lady Isabella’s first formal turning, following a tradition which began in 1854, when the wheel was first opened and named after the wife of the Island’s Lieutenant Governor, Lady Isabella Hope.

The re-opening event marked the conclusion of the first phase of the most comprehensive conservation project completed on Lady Isabella since her restoration almost 40 years ago.