Still open for business
A slightly different Saturday Timewatch this week because though historic, Weymouth Town Bridge is still operational. Opened in 1930, it is the sixth bridge to have been built since 1597, connecting Weymouth to Melcombe Regis. Photographed in 2017, it is a bascule bridge and is put into action from the control room immediately behind the yatch Pentrisha. Fortunately, since 1997 it has been protected as a Grade Two listed structure....just as well given what else has been lost in the town.
Still open for business
A slightly different Saturday Timewatch this week because though historic, Weymouth Town Bridge is still operational. Opened in 1930, it is the sixth bridge to have been built since 1597, connecting Weymouth to Melcombe Regis. Photographed in 2017, it is a bascule bridge and is put into action from the control room immediately behind the yatch Pentrisha. Fortunately, since 1997 it has been protected as a Grade Two listed structure....just as well given what else has been lost in the town.