Weymouth - King George III Memorial
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Weymouth - King George III Memorial
Image: © Chris Talbot Taken: 26 Aug 2008
A close up of the statue of King George III who did much to make Weymouth a popular place to bathe. It was not until 1949 the statue was painted, until then it was just natural Portland stone. More images can be found here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/953203 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/953250 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/953261
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Image Location
Latitude
50.611623
Longitude
-2.455034