Whitley Bay, fire station

HER Number

6743

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, fire station

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Civil

Site Type: Broad

Fire Station

Site Type: Specific

Fire Station

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The Northumberland Constabulary fire station opened in 1909. It is shown on the Ordnance Survey third edition map of 1919. Still there. "Council Cottage" was demolished to make way for it.

Easting

435560

Northing

572160

Grid Reference

NZ435560572160

Sources

The Archaeological Practice, 2004, The Coliseum, Whitley Bay, Archaeological Assessment