Pier Bandstand

The Pier Bandstand was an Art Deco bandstand on the shore of Weymouth Bay in Dorset, England. Built between 1938 and 1939 to the designs of architect V.

Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Retail building
Description: bandstand in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Also known as: “Pier Bandstand, Weymouth”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weymouth railway station and Greenhill Gardens.

Weymouth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Vermatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weymouth is the main railway station serving the town of Weymouth, in Dorset, England; the other is at Upwey, which is located north of the town centre. Weymouth railway station is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Pier Bandstand.

Greenhill Gardens

Recreation area

Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenhill Gardens is a public garden in Weymouth, Dorset, England, on the edge of the town centre, sloping up from the beach and promenade, and overlooking Weymouth's seafront and across the bay. It is in Weymouth's northeastern suburb Greenhill. Greenhill Gardens is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Pier Bandstand.

Jubilee Clock Tower

Clock

Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Jubilee Clock Tower is a free-standing clock tower on the Esplanade of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It was built and erected in 1888 to commemorate the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and became Grade II Listed in 1974. Jubilee Clock Tower is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Pier Bandstand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melcombe Regis and Weymouth.

Melcombe Regis

Suburb

Melcombe Regis is an area of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of Radipole, it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century.

Weymouth

Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weymouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.