2006, BDB 86/1/328 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.2006
Windermere Steam Yacht 'Swan'
1910s
Original slender steam yacht with model swan on the bow approaching a jetty on Windermere. Few passengers on board. Postcard print text on negative.
2006, BDB 86/1/328 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.2006
Windermere Steam Yacht 'Swan'
1910s
Original slender steam yacht with model swan on the bow approaching a jetty on Windermere. Few passengers on board. Postcard print text on negative.
| Location: | Windermere | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/328 |
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| Sankey Number: | 2006 |
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2006 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.2006
Windermere Steam Yacht Swan
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| Cumbria Archives Reference: | ??? |
| Sankey Number: | 2006 |
2006 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Senders Message
"Ambleside We have just arrived here from Bowness on the craft overleaf. It is typical Lakeland weather – a Scotch mist. It might be worse. Yesterday it poured for 14 hours and we slept in a cottage in Windermere village. All well and sound financially – Love Douglas ”
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| Posted From: | ???side - presumably Ambleside | |
| Date Posted: | Seath & Company of Glasgow were awarded a contract to build Swan, a 147 ft coal fired iron hulled steamer with a capacity of 488 passengers. Launched in 1869 she had a chequered career. In 1893 she sank at her moorings at Lakeside in a gale and, a few years later, sank again after a collision with Tern off Storrs Hall. Her most famous misfortune occurred on September 27th 1909 when she ran aground at Belle Grange in fog. She was refloated two days later when Tern and Swift, in tandem, towed her back into the water. The new Swan, was constructed by Vickers Armstrong. This vessel made her maiden voyage on June 24th 1938 https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/about-us/company-history Price paid by collector £8 | |
| Postmark Date: | unreadable | |
| Stamp if Shown: | one penny scarlet George V | |
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| Receivers Name: | Mr W. J. Watson | |
| Address: | 296, Granville Road | |
| Town or City: | Park, Sheffield | |
| County: | Yorkshire | |
| Country: | UK | |
Album 12 2001-2318 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 12 2001-2318
Page Number: 1
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Head of Windermere Lake | View from above Clappersgate across to Waterhead | |
| 2002 | Langdale Valley & Pikes | View up valley, carriage & four on road. | |
| 2003 | Skelwith Force | Artist sat left with easel painting waterfall | |
| 2004 | Loughrigg, Amblesid | View through trees, fell tops beyond | |
| 2005 | Low Wood Hotel | View of Hotel frontage from Lake | |
| 2006 | Windermere Steam Yacht 'Swan' | Elegant steam yacht approaching shore | |
| 2007 | Ambleside Boat Landings | View of jetties and large buildings from the lake | |
| 2008 | Brathay Bridge, Ambleside | Ivy covered arch of bridge over river |
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