Key Dates
- 1840: Considerable change was made to the port area when a pile-pier, filled with a mixture of Portland stone and shingle concrete, was built on the northern edge of the harbour;
- 1860 Weymouth Pier was largely rebuilt in timber and at the same time, extended to a length of 273 metres (900 ft);
- 1877: A cargo stage was added;
- 1889: A landing stage and baggage handling hall were built;
- 1908: The Weymouth Pavilion opened;
- 1930s: The pier was rebuilt;
- July 13, 1933: The new Weymouth Pier officially opened; the ceremony was carried out by the Prince of Wales, soon to become King Edward VIII;
- 1954: The Pavilion Theatre was destroyed in a fire;
- 1961: A New Pavilion opened;
- 1993: The Alexandra Garden Theatre damaged by fire;
- 2007–2011: Redevelopment of the entire peninsula in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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