The plan shows Old Laxey village in 1868 - the old road from Douglas to Ramsey enters bottom left down a steep hill, crosses the old bridge and climbs steeply up out of the valley (the new road crosses by a new bridge higher up the valley).
The two images taken from about the same position both show the old bridge and later development - the harbour quay was in construction in 1792 so it is possible Pickering has used some artistic licence.
The view by Burkill c. 1857 shows the village from the north
The harbour is dry at low tide but became important as the shipping port for the lead ore from the Great Laxey mine further up the valley. The building on the shore line (just left of 1982 reference) is the warehouse to store the ore prior to shipping. The original Primitive Methodist chapel can be seen to the east of the warehouse. There does not appear to be a public house in the village at this time.
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