Memorials & monuments · North East England
Volunteer Life Brigade House
In or near South Shields.
Volunteer Life Brigade House — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- South Shields · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Volunteer Life Brigade House, the nearest railway station is South Shields, which is 1.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE33 2JZ, and entry is free.
About
Volunteer Life Brigade House is a memorial located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Official information
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is a coastal amusement park located in South Shields, offering a variety of outdoor rides and arcade games. Visitors can enjoy free entry to the park, with additional costs for rides and attractions using a credit system.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A Volunteer Life Brigade is a search and rescue organisation which assists HM Coastguard in the United Kingdom in coastal emergencies. Around 40 VLBs were established in the mid-to-late 19th century; today just three remain, continuing to provide shore-based search and rescue support from locations on the coast of north-east England. They are akin to, but predate, the volunteer Coastguard Rescue Service (which dates from 1931) and the National Coastwatch Institution (founded 1994).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Volunteer Life Brigades date from a time when Coastguard provision for coastal rescue had been substantially reduced. The first unit, at Tynemouth, was established on 5 December 1864 following a series of shipwrecks on the shoreline in which crewmembers perished watched by spectators ashore who were powerless to help. Over 100 volunteers signed up at the first public meeting. Other units soon followed, often founded in similar circumstances and modelled along the lines of Tynemouth's example. From the start the Volunteer Life Brigades worked closely with local Coastguard officers, providing trained and disciplined teams of volunteers to assist in emergency situations; training was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0039, -1.4170
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE33 2JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Phone
- 0191 456 1617
- Nearest railway station
- South Shields — 1.3 km
- Opening
- Fridays, weekends and school holidays; arcades open daily from 11am weekdays and 10am weekends and holidays.
- Official site
- www.oceanbeach.co.uk
Sources
- osm: node/12674238561 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Volunteer Life Brigade (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Volunteer Life Brigade House?
- Volunteer Life Brigade House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE33 2JZ), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Volunteer Life Brigade House?
- Volunteer Life Brigade House — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Volunteer Life Brigade House?
- The nearest railway station is South Shields, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE33 2JZ.
- Is Volunteer Life Brigade House a protected site?
- Yes — Volunteer Life Brigade House is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar wetland.
- Is Volunteer Life Brigade House free to visit?
- Yes, Volunteer Life Brigade House is free to enter.
- How do I get to Volunteer Life Brigade House?
- The nearest railway station is South Shields, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE33 2JZ.