Cherie's Place » New Coastguard Station http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tynemouth Priory and Castle… http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/11/06/tynemouth-priory-and-castle-2/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/11/06/tynemouth-priory-and-castle-2/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:55:10 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=11762 …The New Coastguard Station.

The Old Coastguard Station

The new coastguard station was built in 1980 and closed in 2001 due to advancing technology.  BBC News reporting 28th September 2001:

Coastguard responsibilities for the North East pass to Humberside on Friday with the closure of the Tyne Tees station at Tynemouth.

New digital equipment has been installed at a station in Bridlington, which will monitor the waters from Berwick to the Humber estuary.

The closure is the third to take place as part of a national restructuring.

Objectors have said the closure could put lives at risk, but Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) officials said the new equipment will improve communcations.

Tynemouth Station is a familiar site to local people, perched on cliff tops next to the ancient Tynemouth Priory.

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