Foyboat Station, River Drive

This building was added to the South Tyneside local list in 2023. The local list description reads:
'Situated just behind the Pilot Jetty it is a brick-built building possibly dating from the 1930s but it was just a wooden hut prior to this. The pilots and foyboatmen have traditionally worked together.
Foyboats have existed on the Tyne for over 300 years and the name "foy" probably derives from the word "fee". The foyboats used to assist boats for fees in sailing ship days this was usually assisting boats in and out of the Tyne when there was no wind. With the advent of steam, they helped boats to dock. It is a highly skilled and potentially dangerous occupation. Traditionally foyboatmen were recruited from family dynasties.
The Tyne Foyboat station is still in daily use.'