The Battle of Orgreave

The initial police cordon, with some miners returning from a cheeky “inspection” of the line. At first, ordinary “bobbies” protected the entrance to the BSC coking plant, but with mounted police visibly in reserve as a show of force and coke lorries due at the plant, the atmosphere was beginning to change for the worse.

Photo © Natalia Wieczorek.

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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