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Labour Day Demonstration, Normacot, Longton

A procession during Labour Day demonstrations in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent in 1906. Photographer: William Blake of Longton.

Labour is the Source of Wealth - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

Organising Labour Printed notice calling for workers in the Potteries to attend a meeting at the Red Lion Inn, Shelton. The workers were to be addressed by a spokesman of the National Association ...

Loading cart with outcropped coal at Longton

Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926.

Loading coal in carts, Longton

Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926.

Making food parcels for miners' families, Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent 1984

The miner's strike of 1984/1985 saw many miner's families experience hardship as no money was coming in either through wages or benefits. Womens action groups set up food centres which packaged donated ...

Making food parcels, Florence Colliery in Longton 1984.

During the miner'ss trike of 1984 - 1985 striking workers received no pay or benefits and many families fell on hard times. People donated food to local collection points like this one at Florence colliery ...

May Day Demonstration, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.

A Labour Day demonstration, featuring Miners' Trade Union banners. The demonstrators are marching up Stafford Street, at the corner of Clayton Street in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

Meeting to discuss the miner's strike. Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

On the 25th May 1984 Arthur Scargill made a speech to local miners at the Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. As you can see from the photograph the meeting was very well attended and helped to boost ...

Merry Widow, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph was taken during the 1921 Miners Strike. During strikes, if miners knew where the coal seams outcropped, they would dig small open cast mines, such as the one pictured. People relied ...

Miner outside the Power Group Office, Florence Colliery, Longton

This photograph, taken during the 1984/1985 miners strike, is of the Power Group office at Florence Colliery in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The Power Group was a branch of the National Union of Minerworkers ...

Miners at Barclays Bank, Cheadle

Cheadle miners waiting to go into Barclays Bank on High Street to draw unemployment pay during the strikes of 1926. Barclays Bank stood on the corner of High Street and Cross Street. The building ...

Miners marching from Littleton Colliery

Miners are seen here marching away from Littleton Colliery, after the last shift in December 1993, and are approaching Cannock. Colliery housing can be seen in the background. Malc Armishaw can be ...

Miners on strike, Uttoxeter

Striking miners pictured in P.G. Brisbourne's yard after chopping wood. The men include: Mr Alcock, Percy Brisbourne, Bill Brisbourne, J.C. Dunnicliff, Mr Bullard, Jack Rowlett, Peter Brisbourne and ...

Miners' Rally, Cannock

During the miner's strike of 1984/1985 many miners and strike supporters travelled to demonstrations around the country. In later years it became illegal to picket any place of work other than your own. ...

Miners returning to work, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham

The miner's strike of the 1980's began to crumble in November 1984, eight months after it started. Many miners returned to work leaving a few hardcore strikers on the picket lines. Hem Heath Colliery ...

Miner's strike demonstration in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

This protest began at Central Forest Park outside the city centre and marched into Hanley and down Stafford Street as shown in this photograph. The miner's strike saw many large demonstrations and protests ...

Miner's strike demonstration, Central Forest Park, Stoke-on-Trent

May Day 1984 saw a large rally in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent in support of the miner's strike. Margaret Thatcher, who the lady in this photograph has dressed up as, was Prime Minister at the time of the strike ...

Miners strike meeting, Castle Pleasure Grounds, Tamworth