Events

Weymouth Museum's 'Teas and Talks' return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Kay Townsend to talk about 'Fairgrounds in Dorset in the War'.

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Judith Stinton to talk about ‘Weymouth and Mr. Punch’. Judith will talk about: Weymouth has a continuous history of Punch & Judy, dating from as long ago as 1880. The show began among the characters in the Italian Commedia dell’arte, […]

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Stuart Morris to talk about ‘Piers and Pavilions’. Stuart will talk about: The long and fascinating story of the two Weymouth Pavilions of 1908 and 1960, and the Piers alongside the historic harbour. Centuries of development of the Pile Pier, […]

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Rachel Knowles to talk about ‘ It happened at the seaside – Inspired by Regency Weymouth’. Rachel will talk about: Weymouth was the most fashionable seaside resort in the Georgian era, thanks to the visits of George III. In this […]

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Richard Clammer to talk about ‘Cosens of Weymouth and their famous paddle steamers’. Richard will talk about: For over 100 years, the paddle steamers belonging to Cosens & Company were a familiar sight in Weymouth Harbour and all along the […]

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Alan Chedzoy to talk about ‘Seaside Sovereign: King George III in Weymouth ‘. Alan will talk about: Confronted with fears of the industrial revolution, war with Napoleon’s France, and even rumours that the King was mad, the last years of […]

Weymouth Museum’s ‘Teas and Talks’ return for the autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Ann and Mike Jones to talk about ‘World War II Waterproofing and Wading in Weymouth, preparing for D Day’. Ann and Mike will talk about: Mike & Ann Jones will be joining us to celebrate their new book World War […]