Broad Leys is a house located in Ghyll Head, near

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. It was constructed in 1898 by Charles Voysey for Arthur Currer Briggs of Yorkshire, the first mine owner to employ a profit-sharing plan for his workers and later Mayor of Leeds. It was later purchased by the owners of Kendal Milne, a department store in Manchester. It is now owned by Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club. It was constructed in an

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style. In 1951, it was acquired by the Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club and became the home of powerboat racing on

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, until the introduction of a speed limit in 2005. Following discussions with the LDNPA exemption has been granted for racing on Windermere since 2013 and this allows the club to race from Broad Leys on specific days of the year. The building is

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listed. It was used as the location for the conclusion of the film ''

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" (1996). Despite it being a private club, members of the public can sometimes stay in the house.

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