A story from Warrenpoint
The grand hotel that went bust in a year
In short: The Beach Hotel opened in Warrenpoint in March 1885 with fifty rooms, but owner Henry Stanley went bankrupt the following year and the Great Northern Railway Company bought and enlarged it.
The Beach Hotel opened in March 1885 with fifty rooms, a billiard room, a smoking room, and baths with hot, cold, fresh and salt water. It was a big bet, and it didn't pay off for its owner, Henry Stanley, who went bankrupt the following year. The Great Northern Railway Company bought it, made it bigger and folded it into their seaside holiday business.
Go and see it
Walk the front and look up at the old hotel buildings that line it.
Questions people ask
When did the Beach Hotel in Warrenpoint open?
In March 1885, with fifty rooms, a billiard room, a smoking room and baths with hot, cold, fresh and salt water.
Who owned the Beach Hotel?
It was built by Henry Stanley, who went bankrupt the following year. The Great Northern Railway Company then bought it and made it bigger.
When: 1885. Sources: Beach Hotel opened March 1885; owner Henry Stanley. Spotted something we should correct? Let us know.
