Tudor House, built about 1600, originally stood on the edge of an inlet from the harbour and is thought to have been a merchant’s house. It is furnished as the home of an early seventeenth century middle class family and the guided tours explain aspects of the life of the times. Today it is owned and operated by Weymouth Civic Society, a registered charity.
During the 1930s the house was unoccupied and had fallen into disrepair. E Warmsley Lewis, a well known Weymouth architect, subsequently bought the house and began its restoration during the 1940s. By this time, he had helped found the Weymouth Civic Society and he left the house to them in his will in 1977. Inside it is furnished with a variety of objects from the 17th and 18th centuries collected by the architect. The Civic Society continues to preserve the house and open it to the public.
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