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Last week saw the 85th anniversary of the opening of Weymouth’s iconic Town Bridge which was opened on 4 July 1930.

A year earlier in 1929 the Mayor of Weymouth laid the foundation stone for the pier. When doing so a time capsule was cemented into the foundation stone we presume it’s still there and will be for many years to come.

The wonderful video from the Pathe News archive shows shows the Mayor dedicating the foundation stone and cementing the time capsule into place …