River Police Station, Pipewellgate

HER Number

4829

District

Gateshead

Site Name

River Police Station, Pipewellgate

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Civil

Site Type: Broad

Legal Site

Site Type: Specific

Police Station

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Encouraged by local ship owners, the Admiralty formed the first River Police on 4th August 1845 with 21 men and 6 rowing boats. This station was built in 1910, designed by Fenwicke and Watson, architects. It originally included cells used for holding illegal immigrants and other prohibited persons taken from ships entering the Tyne. It is now an administrative headquarters and houses the Police Diving Team. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

425250

Northing

563630

Grid Reference

NZ425250563630

Sources

<< HER 4829 >> P. Jubb & I.Ayris, 1995, Survey and History of the Stone River Wall West of the Swing Bridge; Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/193; TWAS PA.RV Accession 2006/1/1-2