Monday, 25 May 2026
Friday, 22 May 2026
Bluebird Returns to Coniston Water: Donald Campbell's Record-Breaking Hydroplane and his link to Leatherhead
Campbell Court in Leatherhead may be a modern block
of flats but during the last years of his life, it was home to Donald
Campbell, CBE. The following article comes from the 1988 archives of the
Leatherhead and District Local History Society:
https://www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk/miscellany/potted-history-50.pdf
Earlier this May, Bluebird returned to Coniston Water, here’s the BBC video and report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr2pyj71xxo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c3e2n0nxpe5o
The Leatherhead Museum has obtained some wonderful and exclusive images taken at this event, including one showing Donald's daughter, Gina Campbell
(Note: Museum retains copyright of photos)
More Useful Information and links:
According to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Campbell
Donald Malcolm Campbell (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s.[1] He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964). He died during a water speed record attempt at Conston Water in the Lake District
The story of Donald and his hydroplane is on Youtube:
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYl3Pbt__UE
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