Laxey Wheel - Laxey, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 14.306 W 004° 24.448
30U E 408271 N 6010964
Laxey Wheel is today a tourist attraction it was however built to pump water out of The Great Laxey Mine.
Waymark Code: WM1198D
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 09/10/2019
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Laxey Wheel is today a tourist attraction it was however built to pump water out of The Great Laxey Mine.
The giant Waterwheel the Lady Isabella also known as the Laxey wheel was completed in 1854 by John Casement, a native of Laxey and a brilliant engineer, the Laxey wheel is the largest metal waterwheel in the world according to Guinness World Record Limited.
The wheel has a diameter of 22m (72ft 2 in), and an axle weighing 10 tonnes (22,000lb).
The wheel was constructed to pump water out of the which produced Zinc and silver. Today the wheel is a tourist attraction.
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