WEYMOUTH had long been a port before the Georgians popularized it as a resort. It's possible that a ship unloading a cargo here in 1348 first brought the Black Death to English shores, and it was from Weymouth that John Endicott sailed in 1628 to found Salem in Massachusetts. A few buildings survive from these pre-Georgian times: the restored Tudor House on Trinity Street (June-Sept Tues-Fri 11am-3.45pm; Oct-May first Sun of month 2-4pm; £1.50) and the ruins of ... [More]