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Lakeside, The 'swift' 1921
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Moored at the Lakeside steamer terminal is the 'Swift', 150ft long, 21ft wide and claimed to be capable of carrying 780 passengers. Launched in 1900, she was at that time the biggest boat ever to sail on the lake. Visible across the lake is the large boathouse and the grounds at Fell Foot, the estate formerly owned by Col Ridehalgh, a great boating enthusiast. It is now owned and managed as a visitor attraction by the National Trust.

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A Selection of Memories from Lakeside

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Lakeside

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Newby Bridge Hospital, Cumbria
My mother, born in Carlisle 1920, has a memory of one of her brothers going to Newby Bridge Hospital. I have asked around but nobody seems to know if there was a hospital at Newby Bridge. It is such a strong memory that my mother, now 92, has that I would like to try and find out for her. Every time we arrive at Newby Bridge she always says the same thing, "George was in hospital here. He had a bad heart".
Lakeside, the Terminal 1907
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A Steamer Ride On Windermere
In April 2008 I went on holiday to the Lakes with my wife, Elizabeth, and we enjoyed a day's outing here. We first took a steam train from Haverthwaite through Newby Bridge to Lakeside where the steamer quay looks not much different from the view shown in this photo. Then we boarded a steamer which took us up the lake as far as Windermere. We disembarked for a couple of hours looking round the town ...see more
Lakeside, the Terminal 1907
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