Bluebird K7 at Coniston Water mb-height 3615 Cranes are used to winch

Cranes are used to winch the goods up and down

Pearly Kings and Queens arrive at St Marts Church Walworth with offerings for the 'Pearlies' Harvest Festival

View of the Monument's west side and Fish Street Hill

View of Furnival's Inn courtyard looking south with demolition work underway

Bluebird K7 at Coniston Water mb-height 3615 Cranes are used to winchBluebird K7 at Coniston Water, Cumbria, 1958. The Bluebird had set a record of 239. 07 mph at Coniston in November 1957. It's seen here before a new attempt at the world speed record. A new world water speed record of 248. 62mph was achieved on the 10th November 1958.