Dove Marine Laboratory
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The Dove Marine Laboratory is a research and teaching laboratory which is part of the School of Marine Science and Technology within Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.
The Dove Marine Laboratory celebrated its centenary in 1997. Initially the laboratory was a small wooden building sited next to the Salt Water Baths in Cullercoats Bay and was officially opened in October 1897. Regrettably this building was to last only 7 years. It, along with the Salt Water Baths, a common feature of Victorian seaside towns, was gutted by fire in March 1904.
In 1908 the current laboratory was built as a result of the generosity of a local benefactor, Mr W.H. Huddleston, F.R.S. and named in memory of his ancestress Eleanor Dove. The Dove family was well known locally and mentioned in Mr Huddleston's book The Dove Marine Laboratory (published by Andrew Reid & Co, Newcastle, 1910)
