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Groudle Glen water wheel rebuilt and turning again

Laxey company MMD undertook work

The water wheel at Groudle Glen, first constructed in the 1890s by Richard Maltby Broadbent, has been rebuilt.

It was officially opened His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney, who cut the ribbon at a ceremony with invited guests.

The work was done by MMD (Mining Machinery Developments) based in Laxey.

Peter Kelly from the Isle of Man Victorian Society praised the company's efforts:

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