OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Storm Front, Mornington

DATE1980 to 2010

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1478

HISTORY

A landmark in Mornington, Rennison’s Schnapper Point Hotel was built in the late 1850’s and renamed the Royal Hotel in 1876. It is situated at 770 Esplanade. By 1863 the Hotel offered 22 accommodation rooms increasing to 65 rooms by the 1870’s with a garden and stables on three and half acres. The substantial stables demolished in 1970 and yard were once the depot for Cobb and Co. Coaches. In 1891 a billiard room and public hall were added. Extensive restoration to the facade and verandahs was completed in 1984. An undergound tunnel since filled in, between Royal Beach and the hotel was used for transferring goods from ships the the hotel. Opposite the hotel on Royal Beach was once a windmill that was used to pump seawater to the hotel for hot and cold baths. Mornington Storms, Royal Hotel, Schnapper Point, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington,

DESCRIPTION

This is a view of the Royal Hotel from across the water, and it shows a threatening sky. It is taken from a grassy point across the water. There is a sloping hill to the left of the picture, with a solitary tree. Port Philip Bay and rocks in the foreground.

KEYWORDS

Hotels, Mornington, Mornington Storms, Port Phillip Bay, Royal Hotel, Schnapper Point