You are viewing the Weymouth Town Bridge from the back water (inner harbour) looking out towards the sea. The Bridge joins the parish of Melcombe Regis with the parish of Weymouth and the view is from the Weymouth side of the Bridge.
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The port you are viewing was the infamous port of entry of the Black Death into England in 1348. This was brought to the country from vessels fleeing the plague in Europe.
In the far distance you can just make out the cliffs of White Nothe across Weymouth Bay (one of the smuggling locations used by J. Falkner in his famous novel "Moonfleet"). On the right of the camera, where the woods are located, is the Nothe Fort built in 1872 as part of the UK's coastal defences.
The current Bridge was opened on the 4 July 1930. It is the sixth bridge to be built in this location - the first was believed to have been built in the late 1500's. The previous bridge was constructed in 1824 at the height of Weymouth's popularity as a Royal Regency Resort. Like Tower bridge in London, the current bridge is a bascule bridge - a type of drawbridge that uses counter weights to raise the road levers.
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