Lady Isabella
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Lady Isabella is the historic Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Man, a large 19th-century waterwheel built to pump water from lead mines and now a prominent industrial heritage landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Isabella canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ waterwheel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Laxey Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Laxey Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
lead mining
ⓘ
zinc mining ⓘ |
| builtFor | Great Laxey Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century industrial architecture
ⓘ
mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| culturalSignificance |
iconic symbol of Laxey
ⓘ
iconic symbol of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| designedFor | pumping water from mines ⓘ |
| diameter | 72 feet ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | one of the largest working waterwheels in the world ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative latticework
ⓘ
red and white painted wheel ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
interpretive displays
ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ |
| height | 22.1 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
NERFINISHED
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industrial heritage landmark ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major symbol of Manx industrial heritage ⓘ |
| inception | 1854 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laxey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laxey, Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Laxey River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
cast iron
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lady Isabella Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Manx National Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | mine drainage ⓘ |
| owner | Manx National Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | water ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | restored and maintained ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | access subject to weather and maintenance conditions ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor | pumping water from the Great Laxey Mine ⓘ |
| wheelType | overshot waterwheel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laxey Wheel