Waterworks, Isle of Man, sometimes known as Waterworks Corner,''Isle of Man TT'' by Charles Deane, p.42 1975, Patrick Stephens Limited, Cambridge, Accessed 22 December 2015 is a point on the

Snaefell Mountain Course The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or ''TT Course'' is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle ''TT Course'' is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the sep ...

used for the

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...

races on the

Snaefell Mountain Road The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road or ''Mountain Road'' ( gv, Giat y Clieau) is a primary main A-road of in length which connects the towns of Douglas and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. Description The Mountain Road is part of Isle of Man TT Mountai ...

, designated as

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, in the parish of

Maughold Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a ban ...

in the

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. Following soon after

Ramsey Hairpin Ramsey Hairpin (in gv, Ballacowle – Cowle's farm) is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated as A18, in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man. It is situate ...

, it is sequence of two right-hand bends in the direction taken by race competitors, situated at an elevation of 380 feet (116 metres) above

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after the climb out of Ramsey town, and slightly before the 25th Milestone road-side marker on the 37+ mile circuitous-course, measured from the startline at the

TT Grandstand The TT Grandstand including the startline, pit lane, re-fuellers, merchandising, scoreboard and paddocks for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races is situated on the A2 Glencrutchery Road, in the town of Douglas, Isle of Man. Histor ...

. After Waterworks, the climb continues to

Tower Bends Tower Bends (in gv, Ballastowell – the farm of McStoile) is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated A18, in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man. Following so ...

and the Gooseneck. ''Motor Cycle'', 10 September 1964. 'Lightweight Manx Grand Prix report'. p.531

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"''...the winner Gordon Keith heeling his Greeves Silverstone Mark 2 round the second of the two Waterworks bends''". Accessed 29 July 2015''Isle of Man TT'' by Charles Deane, p.38 Mountain Circuit map. 1975, Patrick Stephens Limited, Cambridge, Accessed 22 December 2015 The corners at Waterworks were part of the

Highland Course Highroads Course was a road-racing circuit used for the Gordon Bennett British Eliminating Trial held in the Isle of Man for the 1904 and 1905 Tourist Trophy Race involving touring automobiles and cars. The events were held on public roads clos ...

and the

Four Inch Course The Four Inch Course was a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for cars, held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The name of the course derives from the regu ...

used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. Waterworks is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the TT and 1923 for the

Manx Grand Prix The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or 'Snaefell Mountain Course, Mountain Circuit') every year for a two-week period, usually spanning the end of August and early September. New for 2022 is a period re ...

races. For the 1939 TT races, road widening and landscaping occurred at the Waterworks area by the Isle of Man Highway Board.

Name origin

The name Waterworks derives from the nearby

Ballure Ballure may refer to: *Ballure, Isle of Man Ballure is a small hamlet about 0.75 mile southeast of Ramsey on the Isle of Man. A stop on the Manx Electric Railway which runs through it is the Ballure Halt (or Ballure Glen) station. The latter ...

Reservoir, situated high in the hills, built by the Ramsey Water Works Company, established by an Act of

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of ...

in 1859, to supply drinking water to the town of Ramsey. In 1881 the reservoir was extended with a dam further upstream to hold 18 million gallons, completed in 1884. In 1948 the Ramsey Water Company was replaced by the Isle of Man Water Board which became the

Isle of Man Water Authority The Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority (Manx: ''Lught-reill Ushtey as Sornaigys Ellan Vannin'') was the statutory board responsible for water supply and sewage disposal in the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1972 as the 'Isle of Man Water ...

in 1972.Ballure Reservoir
IoM guide. Retrieved 22 December 2015

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Water Works Corner Waterworks, Isle of Man, sometimes known as Waterworks Corner,''Isle of Man TT'' by Charles Deane, p.42 1975, Patrick Stephens Limited, Cambridge, Accessed 22 December 2015 is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT ...