The Water Wheel, Snaefell Mine
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2022-05-24

An explanation of part of the remains of the Snaefell Mine.
It is almost impossible today to grasp the significance of a small pile of stones close to the river at the Snaefell Mine. However, this is all that is left of the enormous waterwheel which ran from water gathered from the hillside from miles around and which drove all of the machinery of the mine.
Amazingly, the wheel can still be seen running today, though not where you might expect it...

This is a part of a tour of the site by Andrew Scarffe. The full tour is available to watch here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/snaefell-mine-tour-724442/

Also available is a short film about the Snaefell Mine Disaster of 1897: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/snaefell-mine-disaster-722986/

Andrew Scarffe is the author of 'The Snaefell Mine Disaster,' published in 2022 and now available from all good Manx bookshops.

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2022.
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