Guardians of the Old Town Hall

Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th September

11am – 5pm

Free Entry

A display highlighting the history of the old Weymouth High Street (most were demolished in the 1960s making way for the current council offices to be built on North Quay). Only two of the very old buildings remain of the old High Street – the Old Town Hall and the Boot Inn. While the display will focus on the old High Street, it will also include High West Street, North Quay, Silver Street, Jockeys Row and West Plains, the latter three of which stood until their demolition in the 1930s, on the site that the fire station was built in 1939.The display will show how it used to be in old Weymouth through pictures and photographs as well as artefacts from the past. For some it will be a nostalgic trip back in time conjuring up fond memories of how this area of Weymouth once was.

Visitors who have memories of these streets are invited to bring along their own photographs and artefacts to show and to share their recollections of times gone by. With permission of the owner, old photographs can be scanned to form part of a collection so that the history of this area will not be lost.

Refreshments Available