Laxey Wheel
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The Laxey Wheel is a large 19th-century waterwheel on the Isle of Man, famed as one of the world’s largest working waterwheels and a symbol of the island’s mining heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laxey Wheel canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ waterwheel ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Lady Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
lead mining
ⓘ
zinc mining ⓘ |
| builtFor | Great Laxey Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Industrial archaeological sites
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in the Isle of Man ⓘ Water wheels in the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1854 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.231°N 4.399°W ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| designedBy | Robert Casement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter |
72 feet
ⓘ
about 22 metres ⓘ |
| features | decorative Manx triskelion motif ⓘ |
| hasAccess | spiral staircase ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoute | footpath from Laxey ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
20th century restoration works
ⓘ
21st century restoration works ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| height | 22.1 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Registered Building of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of the Isle of Man’s mining heritage ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | large red-and-white painted waterwheel ⓘ |
| inception | 1854 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Manx ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest working waterwheels in the world ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Garff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Isle of Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laxey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cast iron
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| name | Laxey Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Great Laxey Mine Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Laxey village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Manx National Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Manx National Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | water ⓘ |
| publicAccess | admission fee required ⓘ |
| purpose | pumping water from mine workings ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| wheelType | overshot waterwheel ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.