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WESTON, THOMAS (1737-1776)

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 555 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: WAT-WIL
WESTON, THOMAS (1737-1776) , English actor, was the son of a cook. His first London
appearance
  was about 1759, and from 1763 until his death he was admitted to be the most amusing comedian on the English stage. Foote wrote for him the part of
Jerry
  Sneak in the Mayor of Garratt. Abel Drugger in the Alchemist was one of his famous performances; and
Garrick
 , who also played this part, praised him highly for it.
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, a seaside resort in the Wells parliamentary division of Somersetshire, England, on the Bristol Channel, 1371 M. W. by S. of London by the
Great
  Western rail-way. Pop. of urban
district
  (19o1), 19,048. It is built partly on level ground near the shore, and partly on the slopes'of Worlebury Hill, which aids in giving shelter from the north and
east
 . Among the fir-clad slopes of the neighbourhood, which command a fine view of the Welsh hills across the Channel, there are many beautiful walks and drives. An esplanade extends for about 3 m., and public gardens have been laid out on Worlebury Hill, from the far end of which a long pier projects, linking the rocky islet of Birnbeck to the town. Grove Park, once the manor-
house
 , is owned by the council, and is used as a free library, its grounds being open. Other institutions include a museum opened in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond
Jubilee
 , and the West of England Sanatorium, to which two large conservatories are attached, as a winter-garden for invalids. The town has long been famous for its potteries, and there are
mineral
  water-works and fisheries. Large quantities of sprats are caught. Intermittent springs exist in Weston, which are affected by the ebb and flow of the tide.


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