11-494: The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow , Cumbria , England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell . The Museum was established in Grange-over-Sands in 1978 as an extra attraction for
22-811: A Scheduled Ancient Monument and preserved as part of the Ironworks Apartments development. Backbarrow was hit by the nationwide floods of November 2009 , as the River Leven overflowed causing severe damage to the bridge's walls and both parts of the Whitewater Hotel, as well as the Swan Hotel in Newby Bridge , 1.3 miles further up the river. In 2010 the Lakeland Motor Museum relocated from Holker Hall to
33-578: A unique collection of over 30,000 motoring related exhibits including a 1920s garage re-creation. Amongst the cars in the museum's collection are a 1913 Star 15.9 , a 1936 Bentley 4¼-litre which was owned by Donald Campbell , a World War II Willys Jeep and a 1955 Jaguar XK140 . The museum also houses an exhibition dedicated to Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald and their land and water speed record activities. 54°15′32″N 2°59′21″W / 54.25889°N 2.98917°W / 54.25889; -2.98917 Backbarrow Backbarrow
44-616: Is a hamlet in the Lake District , Cumbria , England. Historically in Lancashire , it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven , close to the southern end of Windermere . The name derives from the bridge over the River Leven. Newby Bridge railway station is an intermediate halt on the heritage Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway between Lakeside and Haverthwaite . The line
55-674: Is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria . Backbarrow probably grew during the Elizabethan period, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey , which by this time had been dissolved. Development increased due to
66-561: The Holker Hall stately home. The museum was created by Donald Sidebottom to contain the collection of cars and related memorabilia that he had been collecting since the 1960s. In 2006, the collection was purchased by a subsidiary company of Winander Group Holdings Ltd, which also own Windermere Lake Cruises. After more than thirty years at Holker Hall, the museum relocated to the site of the former Reckitt's Blue Dye Works carton packaging sheds at Backbarrow in 2010. The museum features
77-581: The iron furnace that was built in Backbarrow in 1711. The furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace . The cotton mills continued to grow in size during the Victorian period. In 1868 an extension of the Furness Railway was built through the village to transport iron and products from the mills. Though the line was closed in the 1960s with the demise of the ironworks,
88-654: The former site of the Reckitt's Blue Dye Works carton packaging sheds in Backbarrow. The growth of the National Park led to an increase in tourism in the region. In particular, Backbarrow has great views of the turbulent nature of the River Leven, just south of Windermere . The river has also been used to develop a small hydro-electric plant, installed in 2000, generating electricity for the National Grid . 8. Davies -Shiel Newby Bridge Newby Bridge
99-527: The section from Haverthwaite to Lakeside , which passes through Backbarrow, remains open as a heritage railway (see Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway ). Backbarrow was particularly associated with the production of the blue pigment ultramarine , or " dolly blue ". The ultramarine factory was established in an old mill building by the Lancashire Ultramarine Company, then purchased by Reckitt & Sons in 1928. The 'blue mill'
110-408: Was once part of the Furness Railway from Ulverston ; a terrace of houses adjoining the railway was built for its workers. The area is served by the number 6 bus route, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria ; this connects Newby Bridge with Barrow-in-Furness , Bowness-on-Windermere , Grange-over-Sands, Kendal and Ulverston . The A590 road runs through Newby Bridge, connecting Barrow-in-Furness to
121-442: Was well-known locally, as dust from its production gave a blue tint to most of the village. Production of this continued until 1981. The factory site, which was known locally as "the bluemills", now accommodates a popular hotel and two blocks of apartments. A display of machinery used in the old factory is maintained by the hotel's proprietors while the old furnace, believed to be the only remaining example of its type, has been declared
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