ɪt kəmpɹˈaɪzd ɐ smˈɔːl wˈʊdən hˈʌt sˈaɪɾᵻd nˈɛkst tə ðə sˈɔltwɔːɾɚ bˈæθs ˌɔn kˈʌlɚkˌoʊts bˈeɪ, ænd wʌz jˈuːzd baɪ ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ kˈɑːlɪdʒ tə stˈʌdi ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst jˌuːkˈeɪ kˈoʊstlaɪn.
It comprised a small wooden hut sited next to the Saltwater Baths on Cullercoats Bay, and was used by Armstrong College to study the waters of the north east UK coastline.