Pump Rod Viaduct, Lady Isabella, the Great Laxey Wheel
2026
The pump rod viaduct carrying the rod from Lady Isabella to the mine shaft. The wheel turned the rod along this viaduct to drive the pumps that kept the Great Laxey Mines dry.
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