Lady Isabella (Isle of Man)
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found: Work cat.: Scarffe, A. The Great Laxey Mine, 2004:jkt. (the Lady Isabella, the greatest waterwheel in the world, still turning after 150 years)
found: Isle of Man WWW site, 8 Feb. 2006:Laxey Wheel page (on a hillside overlooking Laxey village is the Great Laxey Wheel, built in 1854 to pump water from the workings of the Great Laxey Mining Company. The wheel was named Lady Isabella in honour of the Governor's wife. When mining came to an end in Laxey, the wheel continued as a tourist attraction and was bought by the Manx Government in 1965. Since 1989 it has been under the control of Manx National Heritage)
found: Manx Mines WWW site, 8 Feb. 2006:Great Laxey Mine page (in 1854 the great wheel was commissioned and named Lady Isabella after the wife of the then Governor)
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2006-02-08: new
2006-03-30: revised
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