{"id":4782,"date":"2025-10-03T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:57:19","slug":"the-dorset-postcard-collection-weymouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2025\/10\/03\/the-dorset-postcard-collection-weymouth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dorset Postcard Collection – Weymouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago, we kicked off our postcard blog series with a selection of postcards from Bournemouth<\/a>. This month, we\u2019re focusing on another of Dorset\u2019s tourist hotspots: Weymouth.<\/p>\n

Weymouth\u2019s rise as a fashionable seaside resort began in the second half of the eighteenth century, helped by the endorsement of King George III, who visited the town regularly in the belief that bathing in the sea would bring about good health. With the advent of the railway in 1857, Weymouth gradually transformed from a genteel health resort to a family holiday town, as the masses flocked to the seaside to enjoy short breaks and day trips. As can be seen in the postcards below, the town remained a popular holiday destination throughout the 20th<\/sup> century, and it continues to draw thousands of visitors to Dorset today!<\/p>\n

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