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.

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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

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Laxey knownFor Laxey Wheel
Laxey hasTouristAttraction Laxey Wheel
Laxey hasStructure Laxey Wheel