The Battle of Orgreave

NUM pickets, one holding a “Coal Not Dole” poster reproduced for the occasion, await developments as the miners gather in front of the police line. A number of Orgreave “veterans” looked out and wore the same clothes they had worn at the confrontation in 1984.

Photo © Dick Clark.

Back to Orgreave picture gallery or account of the 1984 battle.

For more information about the battle and re-enactment, follow the links to:

Re-enacting the Battle of Orgreave    Account of the 1984 battle

Battle of Orgreave film review    Magazine article about the re-enactment  

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Page updated 7 April 2004