From the Laxey mine ore was taken in trucks drawn by steam engines (Ant and Bee) on a narrow-gauge railway and tipped down chutes know as Teams into storage bunkers.
The entire dressing process was carried out by water power and four waterwheels operated here,
At the peak period over 300 men women and boys worked there in harsh, wet, backbreaking conditions.
The ore was then taken by horse drawn cart to the harbour and shipped to the smelting works
