|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Europe >> United Kingdom >> Isle of Man >> Laxley | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Our rental car for a day's drive around the Isle of Man |
 Leaving to the north via Whitebridge Road to circle the Isle of Man counterclockwise |
 The mountains in the center of the Isle of Man reach up to 620m/2037ft |
 Dry stone wall, Ballamenagh Rd, Isle of Man |
 St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan, Isle of Man |
 St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan, Isle of Man |
 Celtic Cross, St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan |
 Celtic Cross, St. Adamnan's Church, Lonan |
 Moaney Woods Farm, Church Road, Lonan |
 All Saint's Church, Lonan |
 All Saint's Church, Lonan |
 Cemetery of All Saint's Church, Lonan |
 Croit-E-Quill |
 Laxey Glen Mills |
 Working Men's Institute, Laxey |
 A Tribute to the Great Laxey Miners |
 Laxey and the Mines information panel |
 Laxey Wheel seen from the town |
 The Great Laxey Wheel "Lady Isabella" |
 Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man |
 Laxey Wheel, the world's largest working waterwheel |
 Laxey Wheel, 22m/72.5ft diameter |
 Laxey Wheel, built in 1854 to pump water from the Great Laxey Mines |
 Waterwheel detail, Laxey Wheel |
 The Laxey Wheel is nicknamed "Lady Isabella" |
 Aqueduct leading to the Laxey Wheel |
 View of the aqueduct leading to the Laxey Wheel from the central highlands of the Isle of Man |
 The top of the Laxey Wheel with a view of the village of Laxey |
 Aqueduct from the Laxey Wheel |
 Shadow of the Laxey Wheel |
 Afraid of heights? |
 Holding on tight! |
 Laxel Wheel pumped water out of the mine up to 1500ft underground |
 Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man |
 Diagram of the Laxey Wheel |
 Lead, Copper, Silver and Zinc were produced at the Laxey Mine up until 1929 |
 Small cascade passing beneath the aqueduct |
 A small section of tunnel is open at the Great Laxey Mine |
 Copper ore was mined as early as the 13th C. |
 The Laxey Great Mine operated from around 1782-1929 |
 Aqueduct and cascade, Great Laxey Mine |
 There is a similar but smaller waterwheel downstream in the village of Laxey itself |
 There is a similar but smaller waterwheel downstream in the village of Laxey itself |
 King Orry's Grave |
 King Orry's Grave, a 5000 year old Neolithic tomb |
 King Orry's Grave, in 2 parts, near Laxey |
 Looking back at picturesque Laxey leaving to the north via Ramsay Road |
 Welcome to Laxey, Failt erriu dys Laksaa |
| comment | share |