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Museum opens doors to a rich maritime history

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Vincent
Published date02 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The Watch House in Tynemouth houses artefacts and rescue equipment from across the region's rich maritime history so is considered of national significance. Before now, the distinctive wooden building - which is at the Spanish Battery - had been available to view over the past year only by appointment

But now the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (TVLB) has announced that a host of new volunteers have been trained up and are ready to help show people around. The museum will open every weekend, including Bank Holidays, until the end of August.

Also guaranteed to catch the eye is a new attraction at the entrance - a restored cart which in the early days of the TVLB would have carried men and their rescue kit and been pulled by horses to the scene of a call-out.

The Watch House is said to host a 'treasure trove' of artefacts and they include items from the 160- year history of the TVLB which is one of only three remaining volunteer life brigades in the UK - and the oldest.

Formed in 1864, its early work led to the formation of what became HM...

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