ðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ pˈʌblɪk ɐkwˈɛɹiəm ænd wˈʌns hˈaʊzd ðə kˈɑːbəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈeɪs dˈɑːɹlɪŋ ænd hɜː fˈɑːðɚ ɹˈɛskjuːd pˈæsɪndʒɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˌɛsˈɛs fˈɔːɹfəʃɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
The Laboratory also operated a public aquarium and once housed the coble in which Grace Darling and her father rescued passengers from the SS Forfashire in 1838.