The Esplanade is a wide walkway and street on the seafront at Weymouth,

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on the south coast of England.

Overview

The Esplanade is immediately next to the sandy

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. To the south at the end of the Esplanade are

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, the (now defunct)

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terminal for

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service to the

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and the Pavilion Theatre. Also towards the south is King's Statue - a statue of

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who visited Weymouth and helped to make

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fashionable here. The inscription reads: The

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is a brightly painted and very visible feature on the Esplanade. It was erected in 1887 to mark the

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. To the north is the Queen Victoria Statue, St John's Church and the suburb of Greenhill. There are a number of tourist-oriented shops on the Esplanade, together with many guest houses, hotels, and places to eat. These include the long-established Rossi's Ices, which started trading in 1937.Ice Cream Parlour
Weymouth, UK, 17 February 2010.

Redevelopment

As part of the regeneration of Weymouth and Portland, it was decided in 2007 that the Esplanade will be redeveloped in time for the

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. The scheme could include the restoration and extension the Pier Bandstand at the northern end of the Esplanade. The exterior's

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features and symmetry would be restored, the ground floor converted into a café, restaurant and toilet facilities, and the upper floor extended out to sea with a curved wooden deck. The area in front of the bandstand would be redesigned into a 1930s-style square, as the northern gateway to the Esplanade.

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Overview

Redevelopment

See also

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