Worn Board of Trade lettering identifies this small 1878 shore building as the store for rocket-powered lifesaving apparatus.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1878
- Architect / designer
- Unknown for the Board of Trade
- Type
- Single-storey rocket lifesaving-apparatus station
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB14843)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 33697 65581
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The compact whitewashed rubble building faces the sea with broad double doors in its gable and a smaller side entrance. A corrugated-iron roof covers a half-loft and stone-flagged interior sized for the rescue equipment.
Its story
Constructed in 1878, the station held apparatus designed to fire a line towards vessels in distress. Its doors were marked for Board of Trade Rocket Life Saving Apparatus number 334.
Why it is included
Category C listing protects rare, plainly functional evidence of organised coastal rescue at a hazardous river mouth.
What to notice
- Wide equipment doors facing the shore.
- Faint painted Board of Trade lettering.
- The simple corrugated-iron gabled roof.
Reading the surroundings
Do not assume the building is open. View from lawful public routes and take care around the exposed shore and changing weather.
Timeline
- 1878 A purpose-built store was erected for coastal rescue equipment.
- Operational period Apparatus number 334 could project a line towards stranded vessels.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The duration of operational use and current occupation were not independently confirmed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Rocket House, LB14843 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB14843 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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