Here is the third in our series of the old postcard collection of Andy Hutchings.

The Weymouth nostalgia enthusiast, who sadly passed away last year, spent decades amassing a superb collection of postcards of Dorset, many of which featured images taken by Weymouth photographer Edwin Seward.

See the second part of Andy Hutchings' postcard collection here

Scroll down to see images of Dorset that evoke the past - jolly sailors taking their leave in Weymouth with the long-gone Ritz theatre in the background and the little-changed rural idyll of Osmington.

Join us for a trip down memory lane...

Weymouth Beach and Esplanade

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Upwey

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Memorial Hall, Wyke Regis

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Nothe Fort, Weymouth

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Weymouth Harbour

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Greenhill Gardens, Weymouth

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Osmington

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Sailors going on leave down by the Ritz, Weymouth

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Unknown group of men photographed in Weymouth

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Maiden Street, Weymouth

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Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth

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