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LAKE DISTRICT issue title - THIS ENGLAND

Lake District Issue Title - This England (1939)

Lovely footage of the Lake District in Cumbria.

BRITISH GUN BOAT BUILT FOR SIAM

British Gun Boat Built For Siam (1929)

Mme Nunkae Bahidda launches the "Sukohodya",...

CAPTAIN O'BRIEN

Captain O'brien (1928)

A new submarine called the Captain O'Brien is launched from Vicker's shipyard....

A TOM THUMB RAILWAY IN CUMBERLAND

A Tom Thumb Railway In Cumberland (1933)

A dinky steam railway is featured travelling through...

LAKE WINDERMERE

Lake Windermere (1938)

Edward Spurr prepares to test out a new speedboat of his own design. Lake...

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1929)

Footage of the "Araucano" being launched in Barrow-in-Furness,...

THE NEW FLEET REPAIR SHIP

The New Fleet Repair Ship (1928)

H.M.S. Resource, the new fleet repair ship, is launched in Cumbria.

 

 

EXPRESS TRAIN SMASH

Express Train Smash (1933)

London-Edinburgh express train hits a goods train - thankfully not many...

AN ENGINEERING RECORD

An Engineering Record (1931)

A new bridge is moved into place in Glaisdale after flood washed away the...

NEW AIRSHIP R-80  aka AIRSHIP R.80 ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

New Airship R-80 AKA Airship R.80 On Maiden Voyage (1920)

A story about the maiden flight of...

CLIMBERS ERECT MOUNTAIN TOP PEACE BEACON

Climbers Erect Mountain Top Peace Beacon (1919)

At Windermere climbers transport materials for a...

BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Donald Campbell tries Bluebird on Lake Coniston after replacing badly damaged...

Selected Originals - BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Selected Originals - Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "Bluebird Test Run"...

LAKE CONISTON

Lake Coniston (1949)

Donald Campbell prepares for a record breaking run in his boat Bluebird II.

LUXURY LINER AND OUT TAKES

Luxury Liner And Out Takes (1925)

New Cunard liner "Carinthia" is launched in Barrow-in-Furness.

60 MILES AN HOUR

60 Miles An Hour (1928)

Miss Carstairs races across Lake Windermere in her Saunders-Napier motor boat...

KEEL LAYING OF POLARIS SUBMARINE

Keel Laying Of Polaris Submarine (1964)

Kell laying of Polaris submarine at Barrow-in-Furness.

H.M.S. MEDWAY aka HMS MEDWAY

HMS Medway AKA HMS Medway (1928)

HMS Meadway is launched from Barrow-in-Furness.

NEW ORIENT LINER LAUNCHED

New Orient Liner Launched (1925)

A new liner, the Otranto, is launched by Mrs L.S. Amery in...

H.M.S. CUMBERLAND LAUNCHED

HMS Cumberland Launched (1926)

H.M.S. Cumberland is launched at Vicker's Yard at Barrow-in-Furness.

UNLUCKY CAMPBELL JUST MISSES SPEED TITLE

Unlucky Campbell Just Misses Speed Title (1949)

Donald Campbell fails to break his father's record...

WATER SPEED RECORD

Water Speed Record (1956)

Norman Buckley sets a new one-hour water speed record on the Lake Windermere.

BEHIND THE NEWS - AIR SPEED RECORD - INSIDE STORY

Behind The News - Air Speed Record - Inside Story (1946)

A look at how jets are made and tested...

LAUNCHING OF THE SS SCYTHIA  aka LUXURY LINER LAUNCHED

Launching Of The SS Scythia AKA Luxury Liner Launched (1920)

An item about the launching of the...

LIVE FISH BY AIR

Live Fish By Air (1964)

Fish flown from Hong Kong to Barrow-in-Furness to clean intake grid at power...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1934)

New British made submarine is launched in Barrow in Furness.

WORDSWORTH COUNTRY

Wordsworth Country (1941)

A look at the Lake District where William Wordsworth lived and worked.

MEN ON THE MOVE aka MONO RAIL TRAIN - BABY CAR DOES 10,000 MILES NON-STOP IN 10...

Men On The Move AKA Mono Rail Train - Baby Car Does 10,000 Miles Non-Stop In 10... (1952)

Various...

CONISTON part of PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Coniston Part Of People In The News (1950)

Donald Campbell prepares to mount another attempt on the...

LONDON - SEGRAVE AWARD FOR DONALD CAMPBELL

London - Segrave Award For Donald Campbell (1967)

Tonia Campbell receives Segrave Trophy on behalf...

Selected Originals - MEN ON THE MOVE - NEW WATER SPEED BID

Selected Originals - Men On The Move - New Water Speed Bid (1952)

Material relating to newsreel...

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...