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Architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Royal Marine Hotel
The Royal Marine Hotel in 2014
General information
Location251 Marine Parade,
Hunters Quay,
Argyll and Bute,
Scotland
Coordinates55°58′12″N 4°54′38″W / 55.970131°N 4.910512°W / 55.970131; -4.910512
Opening1890
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Thomas Lennox Watson
Other information
Number of rooms41 (31 in main building; 10 in adjacent lodge)
Number of restaurants1
Number of bars2
Website
Royal Marine Hotel

The Royal Marine Hotel is a hotel located on Marine Parade in Hunters Quay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building, opened in 1890 after the original 1856 building, named Marine Hotel, was gutted by fire. Its architect was Glasgow's Thomas Lennox Watson. The new construction received royal patronage in 1872.

Between 1872 and the 1950s, the building was also the home of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club, which was founded in 1856.

The small, former post office at the hotel was built around 1888 as a telegraph office for receiving news and results of the various yacht races taking place off the bay. As of 2014 it was used as a coffee shop. The adjacent wall-set post box is a large 'A' size example, dating from the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. It has a canted rainguard over the opening and the raised VR insignia and crown.

The hotel stands across Marine Parade from the Western Ferries pier, with ferries running between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point across the Firth of Clyde in Gourock.

Its restaurant is named the Kintyre Bar and Restaurant. There is also a bar named Ghillies Bar.

Gallery

  • The Royal Clyde Yacht Club in 1908 The Royal Clyde Yacht Club in 1908
  • View from the Clyde View from the Clyde
  • The property around 1895 The property around 1895
  • A view showing the building's location, on the A815, at the head of the access road to the Western Ferries pier A view showing the building's location, on the A815, at the head of the access road to the Western Ferries pier
  • A 2019 view of the hotel's coffee shop (formerly its post office) A 2019 view of the hotel's coffee shop (formerly its post office)
  • A close-up of the postbox set into a wall on the property A close-up of the postbox set into a wall on the property

References

  1. ^ "Home".
  2. ^ ROYAL MARINE HOTEL (INCLUDING LODGE, FORMER POST OFFICE, WALL POST BOX, BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS) HUNTER'S QUAY, DUNOON - Historic Environment Scotland
  3. "History | RNCYC | Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club". rncyc. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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