BBC - In pictures: The 1984 miners' strike in Easington on camera

BBC Local

Wear

Things to do

People & Places

Nature & Outdoors

History

Religion & Ethics

Arts & Culture

BBC Introducing

TV & Radio

Local BBC Sites

Neighbouring Sites

Related BBC Sites

England

Page last updated at 15:55 GMT, Tuesday, 29 June 2010 16:55 UK

E-mail this to a friend

In pictures: The 1984 miners' strike in Easington on camera

Police line up outside Easington Colliery. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Keith Pattison was asked to spend August 1984 in the mining village of Easington, County Durham to photograph the miners' strike. He stayed, on and off, until the strike ended in March 1985. His book of pictures, No Redemption, is launched on 3 July 2010.

The canteen at Easington Colliery club. Copyright: Keith Pattison

The wife of a striking miner, Marilyn Johnson, serving lunch in the canteen at the colliery club. Hot meals were provided daily for the striking families. Marilyn's husband, Jimmy, stayed out for the whole strike.

Picketing outside Easington Colliery during the miners' strike 1984. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Picketing in the rain, 4 August 1984. In 1983 there were approximately 200,000 miners working in 200 pits in Britain. In 2010 there are fewer than 4,000 miners working in fewer than 10 pits.

Arthur Scargill addressing miners at the Sunderland Labour Club. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Arthur Scargill addresses miners from the north-east of England at the Labour Club in Sunderland.

On 24 August 1984 police close the village and surround the pit as the first miner returns to work.

Easington villagers watching the first Easington miners return to work. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Villagers gather on the street corner outside the pit gate as the first Easington miner returns to work on 24 August 1984.

A retired ex-miner being arrested. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Josie Smith, a retired, disabled ex-miner is arrested outside his home in the village as police escort working miners to the pit. His wife tries to persuade the police to let him go.

An arrest outside Easington Colliery pit gates during the miners' strike, 1984. Copyright: Keith Pattison

An arrest is made outside the pit gates on 24 August 1984.

A miner and his family watching Arthur Scargill on the television. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Brian, one of the striking miners, watching Arthur Scargill on the television with his wife Denise.

A working miner being escorted through Easington by police. Copyright: Keith Pattison

A working miner, escorted by the police, is walked home through the village.

Families marching in support of the strike. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Families from Houghton le Spring march in support of the strike through Middlesbrough.

Working miners leaving the pit. Copyright: Keith Pattison

Working miners, escorted by the police, leave the pit.

Miners in Easington during the miners' strike of 1984. Copyright: Keith Pattison

February 1985 - a meeting in the Miners' Welfare Hall in Easington Colliery just before the vote to return to work. No Redemption, the story of the strike in Easington told through Keith's photographs, will be launched in the hall on Saturday 3 July.

Miners in Easington vote to return to work after the miners strike. Copyright: Keith Pattison

February 1985 - the vote to return to work. No Redemption is published by www.inpressbooks.co.uk.

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

No Redemption - Inpress Books

Wear

BBC Newcastle

Local BBC Sites

Neighbouring Sites

Related BBC Sites

Bookmark with:

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

BBC navigation

BBC links

Wear

BBC Newcastle

Local BBC Sites

Neighbouring Sites

Related BBC Sites

Bookmark with:

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

BBC iD

BBC navigation

BBC links