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Lynemouth Colliery
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| Location: | Lynemouth 16 miles [26 km] SSE of Alnwick |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NZ298905, 55° 12' 28" N, 1° 31' 54" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1924 map Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., shows the royalty and their collieries |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | No. 1 Pit (downcast) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Pit (upcast) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1927 - Ashington Coal Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 - British Coal (name change) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1930 - Coal: Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (241,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1930 - High Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Diamond, High Main, Main, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Diamond, High Main, Main, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Diamond, High Main, Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 - High Main, Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 - High Main, Main, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 - Brass Thill, High Main, Main, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
This is the youngest colliery in the neighbourhood, having commenced operations for the Ashington Coal Co. Ltd. in 1934. The shafts, which are situated comparatively near to the coast, are two in number, and both were sunk to the High Main seam level, which is 486 ft. from the surface. The downcast (No. 1) is 18 ft. in diameter and is used for coal-raising on two shifts per day, and the upcast, which has a diameter of 15 ft., is used for ventilation and emergency manriding only.
The seams being worked are the High Main, the Diamond, the Main, and the Yard. Each of these seams shows practically the same nature of roof and floor as throughout the two neighbouring collieries and the distance between the seams is also comparable. They are, of course, found at slightly greater depths at Lynemouth, the Yard seam, for example, being 660 ft. below the surface near to the shafts, as compared with some 300 ft. at Ellington.
Colliery Engineering Magazine
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Barron, John, 17 Dec 1941, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
Bell, Robert Lorraine, 1948, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
| Benson, Robert, 06 Mar 1958, (accident: 16 Nov 1951), aged 42, killed by a fall of stone, his spine was fractured in the accident, he remained bedridden from that time | |||||
| Blackett, F. N., 23 Aug 1963, struck by wagons | |||||
| Buller, F., 11 Nov 1972, pneumoconiosis | |||||
| Carter, J., 24 Nov 1970, struck by girder | |||||
| Clark, J., 20 Sep 1963, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Edwards, J., 07 Feb 1947, struck by shot debris | |||||
| Fisher, Geoffrey, 07 Jul 1969, caught in a chute | |||||
Forrest, James, 07 Jun 1962 | ||||||
| Forster, R., 01 Jul 1968, trapped against belt | |||||
| Forster, Thomas R., 30 Oct 1943, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Gibbin, G., 05 Jun 1956, pneumoconiosis | |||||
 | Hindhaugh, James H., 20 Feb 1946, aged 38, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Hird, Ralph, 21 Jan 1938, struck by girder | |||||
Hogg, Robert, 18 Jun 1969 | ||||||
| Jewar, W. D., 14 Nov 1972, pneumoconiosis | |||||
| Johnson, M., 25 Jan 1950, caught by cutting picks | |||||
| Keers, P., 25 Jan 1960, pneumoconiosis | |||||
Kidd, Arthur, 12 Apr 1940, [approximate date] | ||||||
Ledgerwood, George, 20 Jan 1938, aged 31, killed by a fall of stone. address: 12 Storey Crescent, Newbiggin | ||||||
| McAndrews, Peter, 25 Jun 1935, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Nixon, Thomas Rutherford, 07 Nov 1932, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Orr, J. J., 29 Mar 1950, caught by cutting picks | |||||
| Pollard, -, 23 Mar 1950, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Rainbow, W., 25 Apr 1960, crushed by power loader | |||||
| Ruffle, F. J., 23 Apr 1960, crushed by tubs | |||||
| Stains, D., 20 Apr 1970, struck by chain | |||||
| Tate, W. M., 08 Nov 1974, killed by a fall of coal | |||||
| 29 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
The Woodhorn Colliery Museum
and are marked with .
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Lynemouth Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Lynemouth Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Colliery Engineering Magazine
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Contributions from Woodhorn Colliery Museum
Pictures:
- Colliery picture from old postcard
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (January 1934) — "New Coal Preparation Plant at Ashington" |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Lynemouth Colliery |
Further Reading:
- Ashington Coal Company - The Five Collieries by Mike Kirkup, 2000, Published by The People's History Ltd., ISBN 1-902527-62-3
- Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 2), James T. Tuck, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-12-1
Further Research:
Research Notes for Lynemouth Colliery
