Travel through time with these evocative pictures of old Weymouth.
They will take you from the town beach to the harbour through many different eras.
The images bring back whistful memories of the boat train at Weymouth harbour, of a thriving brewery business at Hope Square and of blue sky days at an unspoilt Bowleaze Coveway.
But first take a look at this remarkable of a packed Weymouth beach in the 1920s or 30s and see how pebbly it is - and just how far the tide comes in!
(Pic courtesy of Barry Cuff)
We now go back even further to 1909 - the Beating of the Bounds tradition in Weymouth.
(Pic courtesy of Barry Cuff)
This tradition involved schoolboys being given “six of the best”.
It would be administered with a wooden staff, wielded lightly by the Rector, but hard enough to impress on the boys the position of the stone marking a boundary.
Now we travel to the Old Mill at Upwey with this beautiful colour image that makes you feel peaceful just by looking at it!
This mill was owned by the Sprague Brothers in the early 1600s. The emigrated to the new world and helped establish the colony of Charlestown. Comedian Lucille Ball was a direct descendant.
Now another colour image takes us to the coast - to Bowleaze Coveway in the 1960s.
(Pic courtesy of Barry Cuff)
You can make out the distinctive art deco Riviera Hotel on the cliff side and, as you can see, there is much less development than there is today.
Now, another colour image - this one of GIs in Weymouth ahead of departure for D-Day.
American troops on Weymouth Esplanade prior to D-Day
(Picture courtesy of Barry Cuff)
And now to a very lively Weymouth harbour in the days of the much-missed boat train.
Boat train passing the Sailor’s Return, Weymouth Harbour, 1970s.
Weymouth Harbour in the 1960s Picture courtesy of Barry Cuff
And here's St Helier arriving at the harbour in the late 1950s - a go-kart service for passengers’ suitcases was provided by enterprising children, as you can see in the front of this picture!
The last image we have of Weymouth harbour shows rations being loaded on to American landing craft in May 1944.
(Picture courtesy of Barry Cuff)
And now, travelling along to the seafront, we can admire this old colour postcard of Greenhill Gardens from 1911.
(Picture courtesy of Barry Cuff)
And now to the glory days of brewing in Weymouth with this interesting old picture of John Groves & Sons in Hope Square.
(Picture courtesy of Barry Cuff)
We hope you enjoyed our journey through Weymouth across the decades!
Interesting now and then pictures of Dorset showing local landmarks
If you have any old pictures of the area which you think might be of interest, send them to Joanna Davis, who you can email here
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