Lorne Guesthouse, Gracedale

Gracedale was established on a site used in 1880 by George Stewart as a blacksmith shop. The guesthouse, originally built for Elizabeth and Robert Clissold in , was situated on Marine Parade, now Mountjoy Parade, where Lorne Community House and Lorne Community Connect, formerly Lorne Senior Citizens Centre, are located. It was advertised as being two minutes from the beach, with hot and cold water and sewered, with two tennis courts.

In 1962 the Lorne News reported that Gracedale was bought by Gordon Thompson of Apollo Bay for conversion to a Hotel, but was demolished and later purchased by Winchelsea Shire.

 

Sources:

  • Echo Newspaper article c.1988
  • Greetings From Lorne by Leigh Hammerton
  • Notes from Sandra MCComb, January 2025
  • Lorne Historical Society collections
  • State Library of Victoria