Monument record MDO32231 - Esplanade at West Bay, Bridport

A promenade built in 1887. A stone set into the esplanade records that it was constructed to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee (the 50-year anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne on 20 June 1837).

The promenade at West Bay was constructed in 1887 (Atterbury 2003) on the west side of the harbour mouth. The 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map published in 1902 shows it extending for 250m behind the shore with two associated shelters.

Dorset Heritage Explorer website feedback, Sally Strugnell, 25 August 2026 (Verbal communication). SDO21477.

'There is a foundation stone along the esplanade stating that "This esplanade was constructed therewith in the jubilee year of the reign of Queen Victoria 1887". Unfortunately this inscription now is almost impossible to read and is in such a poor state. ... Next year will mark 140 year anniversary of its construction.'

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset XXXVIII.13 Revised: 1901, Published: 1902 (Map). SDO11594.

Atterbury, Paul, 2003, Just a line from West Bay. The story of a Dorset harbour and resort in postcards, 10 (Monograph). SDO13902.

Record last edited

Aug 26 2026 10:31AM