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Latitude: 55.0039 / 55°0'13"N
Longitude: -1.4169 / 1°25'0"W
OS Eastings: 437395
OS Northings: 567857
OS Grid: NZ373678
Mapcode National: GBR LBKL.11
Mapcode Global: WHD4S.6HK9
Plus Code: 9C7W2H3M+H6
Entry Name: South Shields Volunteer Life Brigage Watch House
Listing Date: 18 May 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1277138
English Heritage Legacy ID: 407680
ID on this website: 101277138
Location: The Lawe, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE33
County: South Tyneside
Electoral Ward/Division: Beacon and Bents
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: South Shields
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: South Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe)
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Architectural structure Lifeguard station
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5102 SOUTH PIER
South Shields Volunteer
Life Brigade Watch House
NZ 36 NE 12/66 18.5.78
II
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1867 following upon the founding of the South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade.
Tower and small surgery added in 1875. Wood framed with timber cladding and slated
roofs having overhanging eaves and fancy bargeboards to gable ends. The surgery
extension is of brick, one bay only. One storey, 4 by 6 bays in all with octagon
look-out tower at north-east corner, this having a low pitched pointed roof with
decorative eaves brackets. Wood mullioned and transomed casements. Low retaining
walls with cast iron railings.
Listed mainly for its historic importance as one of only 2 surviving buildings
original to their founding organisations, (the other is at Tynemouth) of which
organisations only 3 still continue to function for rescue of shipwrecked people.
Listing NGR: NZ3739567857
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