Richard Temple travelled to Weymouth in 1794 to join the Bucks Militia, who were stationed above the town. The Bucks were there again in 1795:

Two camps are already formed near Weymouth—the one occupied by the Bucks militia last year, and a new one North of the town, near the sea, on an eminence, to which we understand, a party of horƒe is to be added, previous to their majesties coming down. (Hampshire Chronicle, 30 June 1795)

The town is famed for its association with King George III, who spent several summers there:

• Greville's Weymouth Diary
• Jacksons Oxford Journal

Modern day Weymouth does not treat the memory of its most famous visitor well. The statue of George III is stranded with a bathing machine on an uneccessary and inaccessible traffic island. And Gloucester Lodge, where the Royal Family lived, is now an unsightly Cork and Bottle bar.