Play area on Franchise Street
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Play area on Franchise Street
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 18 Sep 2020
A modern set of equipment for the young ones. The open space was originally a very crowded Victorian neighbourhood, but was badly damaged in the war. Weymouth was a prime target for the Luftwaffe and there were many raids, the one on 17th November, 1940, causing a clearance. Post-war, the area had two separate pubs at different times, but both are now gone.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.605683
Longitude
-2.456108