Great Laxey Wheel re-opened

Thu, 13 Oct 2022

The Great Laxey Wheel has re-opened and is once again turning after a major conservation project.

The world famous treasured landmark was officially re-opened in the presence of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer and Lady Lorimer, who marked the occasion of the Lady Isabella’s first formal turning, following a tradition which began in 1854, when the wheel was first opened and named after the wife of the Island’s Lieutenant Governor, Lady Isabella Hope.

The re-opening event marked the conclusion of the first phase of the most comprehensive conservation project completed on Lady Isabella since her restoration almost 40 years ago.