South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1978. Watch house. 4 related planning applications.
South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House
- WRENN ID
- high-pinnacle-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Tyneside
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1978
- Type
- Watch house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 March 2024 to correct a typo in the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
NZ 36 NE 12/66
SOUTH PIER South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House
18.5.78
II
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, four by six 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 two surviving buildings original to their founding organisations, (the other is at Tynemouth) of which organisations only three still continue to function for rescue of shipwrecked people.
Listing NGR: NZ3739567857
Detailed Attributes
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