A view of the Laxey Wheel, with a man climbing down the spiral steps around the tower

Date:: 1880 - 1900

Location:: Laxey Wheel, Laxey, Garff, Isle Of Man

Reference:: OP34859

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The wheel was built in 1854 to pump water from the mineshafts. It is sometimes known as 'Lady Isabella, after the wife of the Governor of the Isle of Man, Charles Hope.

Archival History

The photograph was accessioned by the National Monuments Record on 21st December 1967.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/22 Early Photographic Print Collection: Isle of Man; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Water Wheel