LAXEY WHEEL (LADY ISABELLA), LAXEY, ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM.

            THE LAXEY WHEEL (ALSO KNOWN AS LADY ISABELLA) IS THE LARGEST WORKING WATERWHEEL IN THE WORLD, AND LOCATED ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF LAXEY IN THE ISLE OF MAN UNITED KINGDOM. DESIGNED BY ROBERT CASEMENT, THE WHEEL HAS A 72-FOOT-6-INCH (22.1 M) DIAMETER, IS 6 FEET (1.8 M) WIDE AND REVOLVES AT APPROXIMATELY THREE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1854 TO PUMP WATER FROM THE GLEN MOOAR PART OF THE GREAT LAXEY MINES INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING  250 IMPERIAL GALLONS (1,100 L) OF WATER A MINUTE FROM THE LAXEY MINES SOME 200 YARDS (180 M) AWAY AND 1,500 FEET (460 M) BELOW GROUND.
 THE GREAT LAXEY WHEEL WAS NAMED "LADY ISABELLA" AFTER THE WIFE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CHARLES HOPE, WHO WAS THE ISLAND'S GOVERNOR AT THAT TIME.
THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LADY ISABELLA WAS CELEBRATED BY THE PEOPLE OF LAXEY WITH A GRAND FAYRE ON SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2004. IT IS CURRENTLY MAINTAINED BY MANX NATIONAL HERITAGE AS PART OF THE GREAT LAXEY WHEEL & MINES TRAIL.
THE WHEEL FEATURES TODAY ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE £20 NOTES ISSUED BY THE ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT.
TODAY A CLIMB TO THE PLATFORM AT THE TOP VIA THE WINDING STAIRCASE ON THE OUT SIDE IS REWARDED WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS ACROSS THE LAXEY VALLEY.

   

Taken in: United Kingdom / Isle of Man / Lonan (show map)

Taken on: April 29, 2017

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Camera: GoPro HERO4 Black, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, 3mm, ISO 145 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	GoPro HERO4 Black
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	3mm
ISO:	145
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No flash function
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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