Weymouth Pavilion

The Weymouth Pavilion, formerly the Ritz, was a theatre that opened in 1908. It was destroyed by fire in 1954 and a new one built in 1960. It is owned and operated by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council. The theatre is built on a peninsula of land, reclaimed from the sea, between Weymouth Harbour and Weymouth Beach and Esplanade.

It was announced in 2006 that the Pavilion complex and surroundings will be entirely redeveloped from 2007 to 2011, in time for the 2012 Olympic Games. The convert|4|ha|acre|0|adj=on site will include a new theatre, a World Heritage Site visitor centre, a new ferry terminal, a 4-star hotel, an undercover car park, a shopping arcade, offices, luxury and low cost apartments, houses, public squares, promenades, and a marina. [ [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/planning/policy/LPDframework/pavilionferry.asp?svid=1169 Pavilion and Ferry Terminal Master Plan] . Accessed 2006-10-21.]

Westfield Technology College & St Andrews School are currently researching the heritage of Weymouth Pavilion. [ [http://www.pavilionpast.org.uk/ Pavilion Past history project] .]

References

External links

* [http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/Leisure/Pavilion/ Weymouth Pavilion website]
* [http://www.weymouth-pictures.co.uk/dor/wey/esp/pic_pavilion.htm Pictures of Weymouth Pavilion]
* [http://www.weymouth-pictures.co.uk/dor/wey/esp/pic_pantomimes.htm Weymouth Pantomimes]
* [http://www.weymouthpaviliondevelopment.co.uk/ Weymouth Pavilion Development]