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Former site of a First World War radio telegraphy station built in 1906 by the De Forest Company for Marconi. Extended c.1930 with a wireless station building for HM Coastguard.

This is an exceptionally early and well-preserved example, grouping with a later and carefully-handled radio station, of a building associated with the initial development of radio telegraphy. It dates from 1906, thus marking the first phase of wireless telegraphy's major contribution towards the twentieth century's scientific-technical revolution. The early building survives in very close proximity to a larger station dating from c1930, that in its handling and sensitive use of materials - including Westmorland slate roofs - typifies the careful approach towards the architectural treatment of government-owned utility buildings of the inter-war period at its best Link

Cullercoats served as a maritime radio receiving station listening for maritime distress signals on the 500 kHz Morse Code band. Its call sign was "GCC" It was closed with other similar stations after the Coastguard Agency no longer required maritime radio services to maintain 500 kHz distress watch