13 retro pictures of the miners strike in and around Worksop

Editor, Worksop Guardian

Published 12th Jan 2022, 15:08 GMT

Updated 31st Jan 2024, 13:01 GMT

Worksop and the surrounding area has a proud mining heritage, and the strikes and protests of the eighties were a huge story at the time.

Here we take a look back at the strikes at collieries in Harworth, Manton and Welbeck.

Have a look through this gallery and see if you can spot any familiar faces.

Pickets and police at Harworth Colliery on August 8 1984.

1. Harworth Colliery

Pickets and police at Harworth Colliery on August 8 1984. Photo: Dennis Lound

Pickets and police at Harworth Colliery in 1984.

2. Harworth Colliery

Pickets and police at Harworth Colliery in 1984. Photo: Dennis Lound

A picket line in August 1984 at Harworth Colliery.

3. Harworth Colliery

A picket line in August 1984 at Harworth Colliery. Photo: Dennis Lound

An image from the miners strike in 1984 in Harworth.

4. Harworth Colliery

An image from the miners strike in 1984 in Harworth. Photo: Dennis Lound

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