CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY Custom House Quay in the late 1950s is remarkably quiet and traffic free. A Vauxhall Velox introduced in 1954 and the existence of the “Red Warehouse” — actually numbered 51 St Mary Street and demolished in October 1958 — dates the photo from that period. A loco travels “light engine” towards some freight wagons. Basso’s workboats are moored alongside and may have been working in Portland Harbour. In the background, one of the cranes on the Cargo Stage is visible. #WeymouthMuseum #ThisIsWeymouth #LoveWeymouth #WeAreWeymouth #Weymouth #WeymouthHistory #SeasideHeritage #LocalHistory #VintageWeymouth #HistoricWeymouth (fb)

THE ESPLANADE BY ROYAL HOTEL This scene dates from the early 1950s judging by the registration on the Standard Vanguard parked at the roadside. All the attractions of the seaside can be seen, including the candy floss and ice cream pitches and the crowds on the opposite side of the road making their way along the Esplanade. A speak-your-weight weighing machine is visible, along with the stall that sold all sorts of knickknacks on the forecourt. An interesting collection of prewar and early postwar cars are in evidence, along with a motorbike and sidecar. A banner advertises Hermann Goering’s bulletproof car, an attraction in the years soon after the Second World War — but one asks, was it still such a crowd-puller seven years after the War’s end? The Services are represented by two Marines and a number of sailors enjoying a bit of shore leave from their National Service. #WeymouthMuseum #thisisweymouth #Weymouth #WeymouthHistory #HistoricWeymouth #SeasideHeritage #VintageWeymouth #Esplanade #RoyalHotel #CoastalHistory (fb)