Miners Strike 1984-1985 Editors' selection132

01-02-1993 - Demolished Askern Colliery, Yorkshire coalfield 1993, mother and pushchair crossing a footbridge over the former mine © John Harris

24-07-1984 - Miners Strike 1984 mass picket confronting police lines, Bilston Glen. Norman Strike at the front of a mass picket, Scotland © John Sturrock

11-04-1985 - Children walking past graffiti We Wont Forget The Scabs and a hangman picture of scab hanging from a scaffold, bitterness remains at the end of the strike, Armthorpe, Yorkshire © John Sturrock

16-03-1985 - March to commemorate death of David Jones, 1985. First anniversary of the death of David Jones on a picket line at Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, marching through heavy snow, Moorthorpe, Yorkshire © John Sturrock

08-03-1985 - 1985 Armthorpe NUM returning to work at the end of the strike, Yorkshire. Miners Strike © John Sturrock

04-03-1985 - The bitter end, Miners Strike 1985. Miners Wives support group leading the return to work as the strike ends. Rossington pit village © John Harris

03-03-1985 - The bitter end, Miners Strike 1985. Striking miners lobby special meeting of the NUM Executive which later decided to call off the year long miners strike © John Sturrock

28-02-1985 - Police Range Rover driving at pickets. Miners Strike 1985 Mass picket, Cortonwood pit village, Brampton, Yorkshire © John Sturrock

15-11-1984 - Miners Strike 1984 Police arresting Father Christmas (Derek Freeman) arrested for allegedly causing an obstruction outside Hamleys Toy Store in Regent Street, whilst helping to launch an appeal for do... © Stefano Cagnoni

22-12-1984 - 1984 Miners Strike, women making Christmas dinner, Cadeby Miners Welfare, Yorkshire. Women laughing as they prepare food © John Sturrock

24-02-1985 - Arthur Scargill, Mick McGahey NUM leading LCDTU protest, Miners Strike, London. Bless You Arthur © John Sturrock

21-02-1985 - Miners wives picket Yorkshire Main pit, 1985 Yorkshire © John Sturrock

11-02-1985 - Picket hut, Fryston colliery, miners strike 1985 Yorkshire. Pickets discussing the year long strike and drinking tea © John Harris

01-02-1985 - Miners Strike 1985. Riot police occupying pit village to get scabs out. Houghton Main, Yorkshire. Women in the doorway of the corner shop watching riot police with long shields © John Harris

29-01-1985 - Miners strike 1985, burning barricade, Silverwood pit, Yorkshire. A Car on a burning barricade blocking the pit road in an attempt to stop Police getting scabs into the pit © John Harris

29-01-1985 - Riot Police confront Mass picket, Cortonwood Colliery, Yorkshire 1985 © John Sturrock

17-01-1985 - Miners Strike 1985. ASLEF picket line, Shirebrook, North Derbyshire, where railway workers refused to move coal through out the miners strike in solidarity with the NUM. © John Harris

09-01-1985 - Working miners passing picket line Kiveton Park 1985 Strinking miners picket line and police, scabs at the end of their shift, Kiveton Park Colliery. South Yorkshire coalfield. The community was bitte... © John Harris

04-01-1985 - Striking miners riddling coal from pit waste slag heap 1985 to keep them warm. Miners strike Yorkshire © John Harris

14-12-1984 - They shall not starve, women with Christmas meals for striking miners, Hemsworth Miners Welfare kitchen nr Pontefract, West Yorkshire 1984 Miners Strike © John Sturrock

13-12-1984 - Comedian Alexei Sayle benefit gig striking miners 1984 for single miners at Christmas. Armthorpe Miners Welfare, Doncaster, South Yorkshire © John Harris

13-12-1984 - Arthur Scargill sorounded by supporters, Miners Strike 1984. Words of encouragement from an old women for Arthur Scargill as he drinks a cup of tea in a cafe after his appearance in court at Rotherham... © Ray Rising

11-12-1984 - Scabs being brought into Silverwood colliery, 1984 Yorkshire winter 1984 © John Sturrock

07-12-1984 - Children enjoying a Christmas party, Miners Strike 1984 Frickley colliery welfare with food donated from supporters, South Elmsall, Yorkshire. © John Sturrock

28-11-1984 - Miners wives lobbying delegates, TUC Congress, Miners Strike 1984 Brighton.Womens support group Victory To The Miners banner © John Sturrock

25-11-1984 - Folk singer and activist, Peggy Seeger, performing at the Here We Go benefit gig in support of the miners strike, London, 1984. © Stefano Cagnoni

08-11-1984 - Mounted police charge striking miners, 1984 Hatfield Main colliery, South Yorkshire © Peter Arkell

01-11-1984 - Miners Strike 1984. Indian Workers Association donating 1,200 of food for Ayrshire miners & their families. Glasgow, Scotland in solidarity with the miners © Rick Matthews

06-10-1984 - Police with batons at the ready, Armthorpe pit village 1984 searching for striking miners, Yorkshire © NLA

12-10-1984 - Police charging pickets, Miners Strike 1984 Brodsworth Colliery, Doncaster. Short shield unit attacking mass picket, Riot Police and mounted officers © John Sturrock

01-11-1984 - Child enjoying a meal, Armthorpe soup kitchen 1984 miners strike, Yorkshire, Armthorpe Miners Welfare © Katalin Arkell

31-10-1984 - Striking miner riddling for coal, South Kirby slagheap, 1984, collecting fuel for the winter, South Kirby, Yorkshire © John Harris

27-10-1984 - My dad is a striking miner, 1984 Scottish rally in support of the miners strike. Young boy wears a sweat shirt with the words My dad is a striking miner, designed by Lucy Morrison NALGO © Rick Matthews

24-10-1984 - Picketing Oil tankers, Didcot Power Station, Miners Strike 1984. Mass picket of striking miners attempting to stop oil being delivered by road to Didcot Power Station Oxfordshire, where NUR railway wo... © John Harris

16-10-1984 - Police charge chasing pickets, Woolley Colliery, Woolley Edge near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. © Ray Rising

16-10-1984 - Miners Strike. Riot Police occupy Grimethorpe pit village, walking past a boarded up shop © John Sturrock

12-10-1984 - Picket injured by police, Brodsworth colliery, 1984 Miners Strike, South Yorkshire © John Sturrock

12-10-1984 - 1984 Miners Strike, Brodsworth, Police horses charging to disperse picket against strike breakers at dawn. Doncaster © John Sturrock

10-10-1984 - Miners Strike 1984, No Surrender! Miners wives protest as the first talks take place between the NUM and the NCB. © John Sturrock

07-10-1984 - Striking Grimthorpe miner badge collection, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire. © John Sturrock

02-10-1984 - Riot police baton charge striking miners mass picket 1984 , Thurcroft pit village, South Yorkshire. Injured picket on the floor © John Harris

02-10-1984 - Striking miners mass picket confronting riot police 1984, Thurcroft pit South Yorkshire © John Harris

20-09-1984 - Striking miners children, French holiday 1984. Giving the victory sign on arrival in Lens as part of a group of children provided with a holiday in France as a gesture of solidarity by French trade un... © Stefano Cagnoni

20-09-1984 - Mounted police clearing the way for strikebreakers, Yorkshire Main Colliery, Edlington, South Yorkshire, Miners Strike 1984 © NLA

20-09-1984 - Miners Strike 1984 Artist painting a mass picket, Yorkshire Main, Edlington © John Sturrock

29-08-1984 - Police queuing for ice cream, Kiveton Park 1984. Officers take a break from policing in the pit village of Kiveton Park to buy an ice cream from Rock on Tommy during the miners strike of 1984. © John Harris

22-08-1984 - Effigy of a scab hanging from a post, Silverwood Colliery 1984. Police escorting strike breakers across NUM picket line during the Miners Strike, Yorkshire. Pickets push against police lines © John Harris

21-08-1984 - Striking miners sitting down infront of Riot Police, 1984 Hatfield, South Yorkshire. Pickets try and stop Police occupying the village to get 3 scabs into the pit. © Ray Rising

21-08-1984 - Miners families fleeing riot police, Hatfield, 1984, South Yorkshire © Ray Rising

19-04-1984 - Striking miners jubilation at 1984 NUM SDC decision to continue the strike against pit closures Sheffield, Miners strike, Yorkshire © John Harris

12-08-1984 - Burnt out scab coaches, arson attack, miners strike 1984. Coaches having grills fitted in preparation for busing in scabs as part of a back to work operation to cross NUM picket lines during the Miner... © John Harris

12-08-1984 - Striking miners after police smashed their windscreen, 1984. NUM members sitting in their car, on strike during the Miners' Strike were attacked at night by baton wielding riot police at a police road... © John Harris

07-04-1984 - Striking Kent miners marching through London 1984 on their way to Nottingham to call on miners there to join in the national strike against pit closures. Months after this photograph was taken, 8 of t... © Stefano Cagnoni

11-08-1984 - Miners Strike 1984 BBC tell the truth ITN tell the truth. Striking miners' wives and their families, Women Against Pit Closures. stage a national demonstration in London in support of the NUM national... © John Harris

11-08-1984 - Miners Strike 1984, WAPC protest in support organised by miners wives, London © Stefano Cagnoni

03-08-1984 - Women at the Miners welfare canteen, Great Houghton, 1984 South Yorkshire. Feeding striking miners © John Smith

30-07-1984 - Miners Strike 1984. Miners children on a summer holiday in France, hosted by French trade union members in solidarity. Children being served food and drink donated by the CGT, the CGT Mineurs, the Uni... © Stefano Cagnoni

30-07-1984 - Miners Strike 1984 Miners children going on summer holiday to France, hosted by French trade union members in solidarity. Marie Widrington daughter of a striking miner at Selby Colliery, Yorkshire, at... © Stefano Cagnoni

16-07-1984 - Miners Strike 1984. Police roadblock on the Derbyshire - Nottinghamshire county boarder at Shirebrook, to stop pickets from reaching Warsop Main Colliery © John Sturrock

09-07-1984 - Miners barricade and occupy Rossington colliery 1984 after police managed to get a scab into the pit. Doncaster, Yorkshire © John Harris

09-07-1984 - Miners wife attacking a scab with her shoe, Rossington, Miners Strike 1984 making the opinion of the community clear after police invaded the pit village of Rossington near Doncaster, South Yorkshire © Peter Arkell

05-07-1984 - Family day Picket, Penrikyber Colliery, South Wales, 1984 The Miners Strike. Penrhiwceiber © John Harris

11-08-1984 - Miners wife from Maltby, South Yorkshire 1984 at a demonstration of women in support of the NUM © NLA

04-07-1984 - Miners Strike Kersley 1984 Childs drawing of Policeman, Don't Talk To Stranger Reflecting the sense of hatred felt by mining families to the massed police presence in their communities. Drawing made b... © John Harris

04-07-1984 - Striking miners soup kitchen, Keresley, Coventry, 1984. Father and son eating, Miners Welfare, Keresley Colliery, Coventry, funded by donations from supporters of the strike. © John Harris

22-06-1984 - Funeral of Joe Green, 1984 Striking miners walk with the coffin at the funeral of Joe Green, the second miner to have been killed on a picket line. Yorkshire coalfield. Joe Green was crushed to death... © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Riot Police, winged riot van confront a mass picket striking miners, Orgreave coking works during the year long dispute Sheffield © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Mounted Policeman attacking Lesley Boulton Orgreave 1984. Police mounted on horseback attacking Lesley Boulton from miners womens support group WAPC. Battle of Orgreave, Orgreave coke works mass picke... © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Mounted Police attacking mass picket of striking miners. Orgreave coke works Miner's strike, Sheffield South Yorkshire © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Senior police officer attacking a picket guarding his car. The attempt to prosecute the miner for riot collapsed. Orgreave coking plant Miners strike Sheffield South Yorkshire © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Mounted police chaise lone, bare chested, striking miner, violent confrontation between police and picketing miners at the coking plant in South Yorkshire. The picket has reta... © John Harris

18-06-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Pickets pulling riot shield, pushing police lines, Miners Strike, Orgreave Coke works, South Yorkhsire. Pickets in t shirts against riot police © John Sturrock

16-06-1984 - Maerdy wives support the miners, Yorkshire Miners Gala, Wakefield Miners Strike 1984 © John Sturrock

03-06-1984 - Picket inspecting police lines Battle of Orgreave 1984 and arguing with an officer. Orgreave Coking works, South Yorkshire. © John Harris

30-05-1984 - Police arresting Arthur Scargill, Battle of Orgreave 1984. Mass picket of Orgreave coking works, miners strike Sheffield © John Harris

30-05-1984 - Striking miners confront mounted police at Orgreave coking plant, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire. © Peter Arkell

29-05-1984 - Battle of Orgreave 1984. Mounted police, truncheon at the ready, Orgreave Mass picket, Miners Strike. © John Sturrock

29-05-1984 - Miners strike: food aid convoy from trades unions, 23 3-ton trucks with £100,000 worth of food and goods donated by various trade unions (NGA, SOGAT, USDAW, AUEW, TASS, TGWU), on route from London des... © John Harris

28-03-1984 - Police and striking miners at dawn, Lea Hall Colliery 1984 and Rugeley B Power Station, Staffordshire, in the first weeks of the Miners strike against pit closures © John Harris

28-05-1984 - Battle of Orgreave. Police charging picketing miners, Orgreave coking plant. Miners strike, South Yorkshire © John Harris

28-05-1984 - Arthur Scargill, mass picket, Orgreave Coke Works 1984 speaking to striking miners at first mass picket of the BSC Orgreave coking plant, South Yorkshire © Peter Arkell

23-05-1984 - Striking miners lobbying Moss Evans, 1984 TUC conference. Gen Sec of the TGWU. © Peter Arkell

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Women from Staffordshire © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Miners wives rally, Barnsley, Yorkshire 1984 miners strike © NLA

10-05-1984 - Womens support groups Rally, Barnsley 1984 in support of the miners strike. A boy holds up Victory To the Miners placard © Peter Arkell

07-05-1984 - Striking miners protest, Mansfield, 1984 Nottinghamshire, their families, and supporters. Banner: Grass Pie Here We Come! © Peter Arkell

07-05-1984 - Arthur Scargill signing autographs, 1984, striking miners protest, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire © John Harris

01-05-1984 - NUM divided. Striking miners oppose Working Miners Rally, Nottinghamshire, 1984. 1000 striking miners opposite 7,000 scabs, Nottinghamshire NUM Working Miners Rally Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Notting... © John Sturrock

29-04-1984 - NUM strike fund street collection, Liverpool Miners strike. Women donating money to striking miners © John Sturrock

16-04-1984 - Arthur Scargill leading striking miners, Ollerton colliery, 1984 Nottinghamshire, mass picket, Miners Strike 1984, after picket David Gareth Jones died © John Sturrock

25-04-1984 - Nottinghamshire striking miners lobby a 1984 delegate meeting, Nottinghamshire NUM headquarters, Mansfield, to demand support for the strike. © Ray Rising

25-04-1984 - Miners wives picketing Florence Colliery, 1984 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Miners strike © John Harris

24-04-1984 - Mansfield colliery Nottinghamshire 1984 Police holding back a striking miner as a working miner hurls abuse. © John Harris

14-04-1984 - Young striking miners from Bolsover protest, Nottingham 1984. Carrying a coffin: Don't let our NUM die. © John Harris

12-04-1984 - Lobby of NUM executive conference, Sheffield 1984. Police and striking miners looking up as Arthur Scargill appears on a balcony to speak. © John Sturrock

11-04-1984 - Hundreds of Police marching into Gedling colliery 1984 Nottinghamshire, to stop a mass picket of striking miners © Peter Arkell

10-04-1984 - Striking miners mass picket, Agecroft colliery, Lancashire, 1984 workers pushing against police lines. Miners strike © NLA

09-04-1984 - Striking miners handcuffed to a lamp post, 1984 Cresswell colliery, Derbyshire when 5,000 miners turned out to a mass picket. Police arresting young miners © Peter Arkell

03-04-1984 - Pop group Flying pickets join striking miners, 1984 Drax power station, North Yorkshire, Dave Gittins © Peter Arkell

02-04-1984 - Striking miners picketing Eggborough Power Station, 1984, Yorkshire. Talking to a lorry driver © John Sturrock