Branksome
Status: Museum display
Owner: Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Storie
Website: https://www.windermerejetty.org/collection/branksome
Area: UK
Hull
Cabin/Saloon Launch.
Construction: Carvel teak.
Built 1896 by George Brockbank at Bowness
LOA: 50' 0", LWL: 43' 0", Beam: 9' 2", Draft: 3' 6",
Clipper bow, counter stern,varnished, wheel steering, aft saloon, 2 berths, WC, galley, original upholstery, 10 knots.
Boiler
Locomotive type Built 1971 by Hunslet & Co. at Leeds
Fuel: wood,
Windermere kettle, whistle,
Two injectors, white funnel.
Engine
Compound. 7 1/2" + 11" X 7"Built 1896 by W. Sisson & Co. Ltd. at Gloucester
pv valve. Radial valve gear.
No.502. On 6 turned columns, 50 IHP.
Propeller
3 blades,
History
Built for Mrs Edna Howarth, named THE LILY. Acquired by George Pattinson 1959 and operated for many years on Windermere by the Windermere Steamboat Museum. 2006 Windermere Steamboat Museum closed and the collections transferred to Lakeland Arts in 2007. Branksome will be on permanent display at the new Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories from 2018.
Last Modified: 2021.02.18.
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(Lyn Smith) 1998.