Laxey Lady Evelyn Wheel 09

2022

Laxey Lady Evelyn Wheel 09

The Lady Evelyn wheel at Laxey, the second of the surviving Laxey wheels. The island's mines were rich in lead, zinc, copper and silver, and the wheels existed to keep them from flooding.

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