Lynemouth Colliery

{{short description|Coal mine in England}}

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| country = England

| location = Lynemouth, Northumberland

| status = Demolished

| commissioned = 1927

| decommissioned = 1994

| owner = Ashington Coal Company Ltd. (1927)
National Coal Board (1947)
British Coal (1986)

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Lynemouth Colliery was a coal mine in Lynemouth, Northumberland, England. It was in operation between 1927 and 1994.{{Cite web |title=Durham Mining Museum - Lynemouth Colliery |url=http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/l013.htm |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.dmm.org.uk}} According to Historic England, "it was one of Britain's largest collieries until it was closed due to an underground fire".{{Cite web |title=Pithead baths at Lynemouth Colliery, Lynemouth, Northumberland {{!}} Educational Images {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/pithead-baths-at-lynemouth-colliery-lynemouth-7406 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The colliery was demolished in 2005.

Its number 1 pit was the downcast, and its number 2 was the upcast.

In 1960, the mine employed 1,734 people (1,390 above ground, 344 below).