WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND FROM THE AIR
NB  Although originals of these pictures are unmarked they are believed to be Crown Copyright/MOD and are used with permission of HMSO. They are rather large and detailed and therefore may take a few seconds to load but well worth the wait. The pictures were taken during the 1980s. possibly from a Royal Navy helicopter based at (HMS Osprey) Portland Naval Base which can be seen in several of the pictures. CLICK on the pictures to enlarge.

Weymouth outer harbour showing the town bridge leading to the inner harbour. The lifeboat can be seen moored in the outer harbour. The Holy Trinity Church and Town Hall can be seen to the left of the bridge. And the Asda supermarket and Social Services offices in the background on the site of the old football pitch and where the Sydney Hall once stood. The old railway line embankment leading to Portland is behind the Asda store.
View of the Weymouth Outer and Inner harbour's joined by the town bridge which is raised every 2 hours during the busy months. The start of the old railway to Portland now a footpath,  can be seen at the bottom left heading towards the now demolished bridge that used be adjacent to the Westham bridge still shown but on the left,
View looking East from the Fleet across to Weymouth Bay. The causeway to Portland can be seen on the right. The empty site at the end of the causeway is the site of the old Whiteheads Torpedo factory which now has new houses built on it. the Chesil beach barrier can be seen in the foreground.
The causeway across to the isle of Portland showing the Fleet on the right and holiday caravans in the forefront. The Portland naval base can be seen this is now closed and being developed as a commercial port.
Entrance to Weymouth harbour with the Nothe Fort in the foreground. Two cross channel ferries are moored in the harbour, and the Weymouth Beach can be seen as well as the open sea  beyond the chesil beach to the West and the top of the picture, Weymouth being on a peninsular has water around three sides.
Looking West  from Portland harbour with Sandsfoot beach and castle in the bottom right corner of the picture in the fore many private boats are moored within the shelter of Portland harbour.
View of the island of Portland showing the harbour at northern end and the Portland lighthouse at the Southern point. Many well known London buildings were built from Portland stone and the numerous quarries can be seen to the North on this picture. The causeway back to the mainland can be seen top left and the Portland harbour and Naval Base at the top.