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Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters

Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. This photograph shows the upcast ascent gear at Markham main colliery in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, during refurbishment work in 1956. During the Miners' Strike in the early 1980s, there were violent clashes between strikers and police and the 'Battle of Markham Main' is a reminder of more unsettled times. The site became home to a smart new housing development after the pit closed in 1996.

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Title: Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters

Caption: Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. This photograph shows the upcast ascent gear at Markham main colliery in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, during refurbishment work in 1956. During the Miners' Strike in the early 1980s, there were violent clashes between strikers and police and the 'Battle of Markham Main' is a reminder of more unsettled times. The site became home to a smart new housing development after the pit closed in 1996.

Credit: Album / Worldwide Photography / Heritage Images

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Image size: 4951 × 3550 px | 50.3 MB

Print size: 41.9 × 30.1 cm | 1949.2 × 1397.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1950S • 20TH CENTURY • 50S • ARMTHORPE • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CENTURY • COAL INDUSTRY • COAL MINE • COAL MINING • COLLIERY • COUNTRY • DECADE • DONCASTER • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • FIFTIES • FIFTIES, THE • INDUSTRIAL • INDUSTRY • LOCATION • MARKHAM MAIN COLLIERY • MICHAEL WALTERS • MICHAEL • MINE • MINING • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • PHOTOGRAPH • PIT HEAD • PIT • PITHEAD • SOUTH YORKSHIRE • WALTERS • WINDING GEAR