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A gem of a holiday
destination, east coast Laxey has a small stone
harbour and was once a bustling fishing village.
It was also famous for its lead mining and the
mine’s huge pump wheel – named Lady Isabella after
the wife of the Lieutenant Governor of the day –
has become something of a Manx icon. It has a
diameter of 72 ft and once pumped 270 gallons of
water a minute from a depth of 100 ft.
Laxey is the starting point
for the mountain railway which climbs 2,000ft up
Snaefell mountain and is also a stop on the Manx
Electric Railway.
With its small stone harbour
and annual carnival, this is a traditional resort
and its gardens are laid out on the old washing
floors of the now-defunct mines.
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Laxey Wheel - Photo IOM
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