The Royal Marine Hotel is a hotel located on

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, 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

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.ROYAL MARINE HOTEL (INCLUDING LODGE, FORMER POST OFFICE, WALL POST BOX, BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS) HUNTER'S QUAY, DUNOON
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The new construction received royal patronage in 1872. The building was also the home, between 1872 and the 1950s, of the

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, 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

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. It has a canted rainguard over the opening and the raised V.R. insignia and crown. The hotel stands across Marine Parade from the

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pier, with ferries running between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point across the

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

Gallery

File:Royal Clyde Yacht Club.png, The Royal Clyde Yacht Club in 1908 File:Hunters Quay - geograph.org.uk - 430081.jpg, View from the Clyde File:Royal Marine Hotel, Hunter's Quay, Scotland LOC 3449521513.jpg, The property around 1895 File:Royal Marine Hotel.jpg, A view showing the building's location, on the A815, at the head of the access road to the Western Ferries pier File:RMH coffee shop.jpg, A 2019 view of the hotel's coffee shop (formerly its post office) File:VR postbox Hunters Quay.jpg, A close-up of the postbox set into a wall on the property

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ROYAL MARINE HOTEL (INCLUDING LODGE, FORMER POST OFFICE, WALL POST BOX, BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS) HUNTER'S QUAY, DUNOON
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Dunoon, Hunter's Quay, 251 Marine Parade, Royal Marine Hotel
- Canmore.org.uk Hotels in Argyll and Bute Buildings and structures in Hunters Quay Category B listed buildings in Argyll and Bute Listed hotels in Scotland 1890 establishments in Scotland Hotels established in 1856 Hotel buildings completed in 1890