Weymouth Pavilion key dates
- 1721 new built extension of Melcombe Quay just past the George Inn
- 1723 Melcombe Quay extended further
- 1840 pile-pier, infilled with a mixture of waste Portland stone and shingle 'concrete', built on the north side of the harbour; extensive dredging of the harbour for greater water depth (possibly the material dredged up was chucked in the reclamation for the pier)
- 1859-60 pile-pier rebuilt and extended
- 1877 cargo stage added to pile-pier
- 1888-9 passenger stage and baggage hall built on pier for the Great Western Railway
- 1900 Weymouth was increasingly popular as a seaside resort for ordinary families
- 1908 Pavilion Theatre, later known as the Ritz built on reclaimed land adjoining the pier
- 1933 major extension to the pier opened
- 1954 Ritz Theatre burnt down
- 1960 opening of the new Pavilion Theatre on same site as the Ritz
- 1967 opening of new Ferry Terminal on the pier
We all now wonder what the future holds for this building.