50 minutes | Sunday, 26 September 2021
The Laxey Wheel is iconic, but combines a pleasing appearance with a serious purpose and some outstanding engineering. We hear how the London Illustrated News reported - and illustrated - the official opening on 27th September 1854.
In our story in Manx, we take the road in the canary yellow gypsy caravan so beloved of Mnr Toad - for the time being, at any rate.
As nyn giaull y cheayrt shoh -
THE STATIONARY WILLBERRIES - The Laxey Wheel
GEORGIA RUTH & ALAW - Y G'lomen
FIANA NI CHONAILL, PEDDYR CUBBERLEY & KIRSTY LAWRENCE - Tamo's frolics
AN TRI DIPOP - Tri artilheur
ANNE MARTIN - Oran leannan sithe
TAN HA DOWR - Can scoswas
HORSLIPS - Trouble with a capital 'T'
GENOD DROOG - Dal ni lawr
MICHAEL SPRIGGS - Laxey's wheel