LAXEY WATER WHEEL - ISLE OF MAN
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The Laxey Wheel (also known
The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest working waterwheel in the world. The wheel has a 72-foot-6-inch (22.1 m) diameter and is 6 feet (1.8 m) wide.
It was built in 1854 to pump water from the Glen Mooar part of the Great Laxey Mines industrial complex. It was named "Lady Isabella" after the wife of Lieutenant Governor Charles Hope, who was the island's governor at that time.
The wheel features today on the reverse side of the £20 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government.
It was built in 1854 to pump water from the Glen Mooar part of the Great Laxey Mines industrial complex. It was named "Lady Isabella" after the wife of Lieutenant Governor Charles Hope, who was the island's governor at that time.
The wheel features today on the reverse side of the £20 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government.
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