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1. www.westbay.co.uk › heritageWest Bay, Dorset - History of the Area.

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   The village formally known as 'Bridport Harbour' was renamed 'West Bay'. 1884: Public house 'The Neptune' re-opened as 'The West Bay Hotel'. 1884: Harbour Road, linking South Street in Bridport to West Bay, was renamed West Bay Road. 1885: Harbour Commissioners constructed a road around the west side of the harbour to provide access to West ...

   • Milestones

     In 1884 the railway arrived at Bridport Harbour and in an...

   • History

     Some old 19 th Century maps refer to the sea at Bridport...

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     The sailing ship at the bottom left corner is the Brigantine...

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     Human bones, pottery and metalwork dating from the Roman era...

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     The first major change would have been back in the late 19th...

   • Heritage of The Bridport Area

     In response to the renaming of Bridport Harbour to West Bay,...

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     Some old 19th Century maps referred to the stretch of sea at...

2. www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk › west-bay › theThe railway line to Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

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   Jul 8, 2024 · In 1884 the line was extended from Bridport station to Bridport Harbour which was renamed West Bay in an attempt to create a tourist destination as popular as Bournemouth – find our more in our new exhibition ‘ West Bay A resort to Rival Others’ which will run until 31 December 2024. The extension to West Bay opened on 31 st March 1884 ...

3. bridportandwestbay.co.uk › events › from-bridportFrom Bridport Harbour to West Bay - The story of its ...

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   It will include how the decline in economic activity in the 1880s led to the rebranding of the harbour as a seaside resort & the new name of West Bay. Come and find out about how Bridport Harbour has changed over the centuries! LIMITED NUMBERS EVENT so please book early to avoid disappointment. Thursday 21 November at 7.30pm. At The Salt House ...

4. www.westbay.co.uk › heritage › historyWest Bay, Dorset - History of the Harbour.

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Some old 19 th Century maps refer to the sea at Bridport Harbour as West Bay, so perhaps making the renaming of the area an obvious choice at the time. In 1885, Edward Schröder Prior built Pier Terrace (next to the harbour’s east pier) in an attempt to exploit the new holiday trade. In 1887 an Esplanade was built along the west beach’s ...

5. westbaycottage.co.uk › the-history-of-west-bay-articleThe History of West Bay - Article - West Bay Cottage

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   By the late 19th century there was no more ship building and harbour trade had dwindled. In 1884 the Great Western Railway was extended from Bridport to the harbour. The new station was initially called Bridport Harbour, but it was soon renamed Bridport West Bay by the GWR to attract day trippers and holidaymakers to the seaside by rail.

6. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk › magazines › dorsetDorset's Bridport and West Bay, its past and present

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   Jan 30, 2023 · The arrival of the railway in 1884 and improvements to Bridport Harbour, renamed West Bay in the hope of it turning into another Bournemouth, made it seem that a golden age lay ahead. But it was not to be, despite J.W. Rowson’s 1900 Guide to Bridport claiming West Bay to be ‘among the principal health resorts in Europe’.

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   What was West Bay renamed?

   • The village formally known as 'Bridport Harbour' was renamed 'West Bay'. Public house 'The Neptune' re-opened as 'The West Bay Hotel'. Harbour Road, linking South Street in Bridport to West Bay, was renamed West Bay Road. Harbour Commissioners constructed a road around the west side of the harbour to provide access to West Beach.

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   What happened to Bridport?

   • From 1st April, the Bridport town boundary expanded and was split into five wards. The West Bay ward now included the West Cliff Estate, previously part of Symondsbury Parish Council. On Monday morning of 8th April, another erosion generated fall (collapse) occurred on East Cliff, roughly half way between West Bay and Freshwater.

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   What happened in West Bay?

   • Major flooding of West Bay including roads around the harbour, the Holiday Park and West Bay Road. The ground floor businesses at the Old Shipyard complex were flooded up to several inches in depth. On 5th May, the railway branch line down to Bridport from Maiden Newton was finally closed.

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   Why was salt stored in Bridport Harbour?

   • Salt was stored there for the benefit of local fishermen. An Act of Parliament (Bridport Harbour Act) was passed to restore Bridport Haven and jetty / pier, giving the burgesses and bailiffs authority to levy certain tolls on ships. 'The Neptune' public house was built, later to be renamed 'The West Bay Hotel'.

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   When did a harbour start?

   • The Patents Rolls records showed that a harbour had begun. Joan (Joanna) of Navarre, the widowed Duchess of Brittany, landed at West Bay (Bridport Harbour) in January, on her way to marry King Henry IV (2nd wife) at Winchester Cathedral on 7th February.

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   What happened to West Bay railway station?

   • West Bay Railway Station was purchased and restored by West Dorset District Council. Swanage Railway won a tender to lay track with buffers next to the platform of the railway station and supply two railway carriages. It was for an information centre regarding proposed harbour improvements. The carriages and buffers were eventually removed in 2003.

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8. www.westbay.co.uk › heritage › milestonesWest Bay, Dorset - Milestones.

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   Sep 26, 2024 · In 1884 the railway arrived at Bridport Harbour and in an attempt to attract tourists, the area was renamed West Bay. The Neptune found itself in a prime position to take advantage of this new trade opportunity, being located next to the railway station. It therefore relaunched as The West Bay Hotel. Riverside Restaurant