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LAKELAND YACHTING

Lakeland Yachting (1934)

Great shots of the yachts sailing across Lake Windermere.

CLIMBERS ERECT MOUNTAIN TOP PEACE BEACON

Climbers Erect Mountain Top Peace Beacon (1919)

At Windermere climbers transport materials for a...

WATER-TITLE BID ENDS IN SMOKE

Water-Title Bid Ends In Smoke (1952)

'White Hawk', a jet-driven speed boat, tries for the world's...

'WHITE HAWK' SPEED TRIALS

'white Hawk' Speed Trials (1952)

Speed trials of 'White Hawk' speedboat at Lake Windermere in Cumbria.

60 MILES AN HOUR

60 Miles An Hour (1928)

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

LAKE WINDERMERE

Lake Windermere (1938)

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

WATER SPEED RECORD

Water Speed Record (1956)

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

 

 

LAKE DISTRICT issue title - THIS ENGLAND

Lake District Issue Title - This England (1939)

Lovely footage of the Lake District in Cumbria.

NORMAN BUCKLEY AT CONISTON

Norman Buckley At Coniston (1958)

Further attempts at speed records in the Lake District.

"Miss England Ii" Launched (1930)

The speedboat Miss England II is given her first run on Lake...

LAKE DISTRICT issue title - AS YOU LAKE IT

Lake District Issue Title - As You Lake It (1940)

A look at the lovely scenery around Troutbeck and...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

Campbell Black flies to Cairo, the "Southern Cross" goes into retirement,...

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...

Special - QUEEN IN LAKE DISTRICT

Special - Queen In Lake District (1956)

Queen and Prince Philip touring Lake District.