Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories

Windermere Steamboat Museum was opened in 1977 on the former Sand and Gravel Wharf on the eastern shore of Windermere, and was based on the collection built up by George Pattinson, a local builder and boat collector. It was operated by the Windermere Nautical Trust charity. The original Windermere Steamboat Museum had a collection of a number of historically important steamboats, motor boats, yachts, and other important craft. This included the oldest mechanically powered boat in the world, SL Dolly (c.1850), and some of the finest steam launches from Windermere's long history of steam. Most luxurious was SL Branksome (1896), with its original velvet seats and marble wash hand basin; SL…

The new buildings were designed by architects Carmody Groarke, working with engineers Arup. A major architectural feature is the oxidised copper used for the external surfaces of the buildings.