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Het 'Laxey Wheel' of ook wel 'Lady Isabella' is misschien wel de bekendste attractie van Man. Het is het grootste nog werkende waterrad van de wereld. Het is ooit gebouwd voor de mijnindustrie, bij gebrek aan kolen, en werkt volgens het systeem van communicerende vaten.
The Laxey Wheel or 'Lady Isabella' is probably the most famous landmark on Man. It is the largest working waterwheel in the world, built for the now gone mining industry due to a lack of coal on the island. It works via a water pressure system.
Last location of the day was the semaphore on the approach to Port St Mary, the keen wind was making the clag blow over a bit but it will do for me. Wednesday 18 April 2012.
Port Erin's sheltered harbour. A breakwater was once constructed here in 1863 in anticipation of a passenger steamer service to and from Dublin, but the steamers did not materialise and the breakwater was not rebuilt after suffering severe storm damage in 1884.
Ellan Vannin - Isle of Man.
Former Brewery Tap in Bridge Street, Castletown. Like the Brewery itself it has now been converted into housing.
Castletown is dominated by the medieval Castle Rushen, one of the best preserved medieval castles in Europe and ancient home of the Kings and later Lords of Mann. Tynwald, the Manx Government, was based in Castle Rushen by the 1500s and Castletown was the Island's capital until Tynwald moved to Douglas during the 1860s and 1870s.
These guys are Remy Guignard / Frederique Poux. Apparently they went through the Sulby straight speed mark at 115.9 mph.
From back - Jackie behind camera, Dennis and shadow, Judith and Andy, Annmarie and Ken.
The red loco engine caught my attention - from the Jurby Transport Museum Facebook page, a post from 19th July 2021
"A moment in Manx Transport history and Manx island heritage was achieved today when the former Ramsey Queens Pier Planet loco and tram returned to the restored part of the Queens Pier in Ramsey for the first time since 1981, 40 years! The tram and loco are normally on display at the Jurby Transport Museum, but are on loan to the Queens Pier for their grand reopening day this Thursday at 11am. This was all kindly made possible from grateful help from J.W. Kneen and Son Ltd with their Hiab truck and volunteers from both Jurby Transport Museum and the Queens Pier Restoration Trust"
Looks like the loan has become more permanent.