Laxey Mine
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The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine exceeded a depth of 2,200 ft and consisted primarily of three shafts: the Welsh Shaft,
Inside the old adit of the Great Laxey Mine
The inverted 'T' rocker, part of the pumping apparatus which pumped the water from the Laxey Mine, powered by the Laxey Wheel
Laxey Wheel
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The Laxey Wheel is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest surviving original working waterwheel in the world. Designed by Robert Casement, the wheel h
Laxey Mine
…used to glaze lower end earthenware. The inverted 'T' rocker, part of the pumping apparatus which pumped the water from the Laxey Mine, powered by the Laxey Wheel Laxey Wheel During the height of prosperity of the Great Laxey Mine, the Laxey Wheel was erected. The wheel was named the Lady Isabella, after the wife…
Laxey Wheel panoramio
A historical image from around 1900
The triskelion on the front of the wheel is backwards. This happened by accident when the image was being transferred onto the wall; they forgot to reverse it, so it is actually a mirror image of the symbol of Mann.
The T-rocker, which transfers the horizontal motion of the crank on the waterwheel axle into a vertical motion to work the pumps in the mine