Campbell's daughter thrilled with Bluebird photos

Gina Campbell said her "jaw dropped" when she saw the photos of her father from 1955

The daughter of Donald Campbell, the man who broke world speed records on land and water, has described unseen pictures of him as "fantastic".

Andrew Price discovered the images in a file of negatives taken by his father, Peter, who died in 2020.

They include shots of Mr Campbell preparing for a test run of his boat Bluebird on Ullswater in the Lake District.

Gina Campbell said her "jaw dropped" when she saw the photos, which gave her more of an insight into her father's fame.

Donald Campbell was pictured preparing for a test run of his boat Bluebird

"What it tells me was how famous my father was," said Ms Campbell who lives in Southport.

She explained the pictures "gets me in my heart" because it showed her more of the father "she did not know".

Campbell set seven water-speed world records, including four on Coniston Water

Campbell set seven water-speed world records, including four on Coniston Water, between 1955 and 1964, when he achieved a further world best on land.

The photos were taken by Manchester press photographer Peter Price in 1955 when Ms Campbell was aged six.

The photographs only came to light when his son Andrew found them after his father's death.

Mr Price and Ms Campbell say they were searching for somewhere to display the images on a permanent basis

"There they were in a little brown envelope... I thought 'wow, I didn't know he had these'," Mr Price explained.

"These pictures show the Bluebird K-7 in the workshop and then being launched, Donald getting into the cockpit, putting his cap on and closing the canopy."

Campbell died during a record attempt in 1967

Campbell was killed on 4 January 1967 as he attempted to set a new water speed world record on Coniston.

He had been bidding to beat his record of 276mph (444km/h) when Bluebird somersaulted.

Mr Price and Ms Campbell said they were searching for somewhere to display the images on a permanent basis.

"They’ve been hidden away for almost 70 years and they’ve got to be out there," Mr Price added.