. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. e of the island. The washing-jloors may he inspected hy permission of thecaptain of the mine on the spot, or by order obtained at Dam-bells Bank, in Dour/las. The village is divided into Old and New Laxey. Theformer is on the shore of Laxey Bay, and there, near thequay, where the ore is shipped, is the large warehouse ofthe Mining Company. On
. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. e of the island. The washing-jloors may he inspected hy permission of thecaptain of the mine on the spot, or by order obtained at Dam-bells Bank, in Dour/las. The village is divided into Old and New Laxey. Theformer is on the shore of Laxey Bay, and there, near thequay, where the ore is shipped, is the large warehouse ofthe Mining Company. On the beach is a well, LordHenrys, said to possess valuable medicinal qualities. InOld Laxey is a Reading Room, provided by the Company forthe use of the work-people employed in the mine. BetweenOld and New Laxey is an old bridge, and a road up the faceof the hill, supposed to have been constructed by the Romans. In New Laxey is a pretty Church, erected by the Company,and opened in ISIay 185G. In the lower p:irt of the elen arechapels for Methodists and Piimitive Methodists. The Laxey Qlen Gardens, laid out in a very pleasing man-ner with flower-beds, tennis and croquet-grounds, bowliug-gi-een and bowling-alleys, and play-grounds for children, with. To Laxeij and Snaefell. 73 swings and other appliances, are very attractive to a large refreshment saloon, dinners and teas can be en-joyed at a moderate expense. The gardens are entered by agate near the Commercial Hotel. They are closed on Sun-days; on other days the charge for admission is to the top of the hill on the Eamsey road, abouthalf a mile, we reach, on the left hand, the reputed Grave of King Orry, marked by a tall stone, some ten feet in height, and severalsmaller ones. It was to King Orry that the island was in-debted for the institution of that liranch of its Legislature,called the House of Keys. According to the Manx tradition,he was a Dane who, having conquered the Orcades andHebrides,
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