Drax Hall water wheel
Title
Drax Hall water wheel
Description
Ruins of the water-wheel on the Drax Hall Estate that was founded in 1669 by William Drax. The water-wheel was used to provide power to turn on the sugar mill rollers in the sugar manufacturing process.
Subject
Drax Hall (St. Ann, Jamaica); Water-wheels; Sugar plantations; Sugar trade
Creator
(Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica)
Date
9-Feb-12
Source
NLJ Born-Digital Images Collection
Identifier
D0004340
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
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Citation
(Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica), “Drax Hall water wheel,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed April 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/2947.