Laxey

Villages by the Sea Season 3 Episode 10

Overview:
Situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the village of Laxey is known today as a tourist destination, but as archaeologist Ben Robinson finds out, it wasn’t the beaches and the mountains that attracted Victorian tourists, but an engineering marvel - the biggest waterwheel in the world. Ben meets local resident Matthew Boyd who is repairing and restoring the 22-metre-wide great wheel and finds out how it transformed this small mining community to one of the most successful in the British Isles. He meets mining historian Peter Geddes who takes Ben deep underground to experience first-hand some of the conditions the miners faced.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Ben Robinson

Release Date : 2022-10-06

Duration : 29 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 3)

Botallack
1. Botallack
Ravenglass
2. Ravenglass
Gorey
3. Gorey
Flamborough
4. Flamborough
Cley next the Sea
5. Cley next the Sea
Tintagel
6. Tintagel
Craster
7. Craster
Orford
8. Orford
Parkgate
9. Parkgate
Laxey
10. Laxey


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