How a coking plant at Orgreave became a multi-million pound development housing thousands of peopleHow a coking plant at Orgreave became a multi-million pound development housing thousands of people
How a coking plant at Orgreave became a multi-million pound development housing thousands of people

Orgreave: Pictures of how an opencast mine became home for 2,500 people

A burgeoning town stands on the site of the former Orgreave Colliery and Coking Works erasing almost all evidence of more than 170 years of toil.
By David Walsh
Published 7th Jul 2022, 12:40 BST

Memories of the infamous clash between striking miners and police in June 1984 abide but the site itself is changed utterly.

Our pictures show the startling transformation from a polluted landscape into a gleaming new development – with much more to come.

Orgreave Coking Works, pictured in the 1980s, turned coal into coke for the steel industry. Pic: Harworth Group.

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Orgreave Coking Works, pictured in the 1980s, turned coal into coke for the steel industry. Pic: Harworth Group. Photo: .

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Landowner Harworth says 1,600 homes stand on the site today.

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Landowner Harworth says 1,600 homes stand on the site today. Photo: Pic Harworth Group

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Waverley is a bustling new town in Rotherham built on the old Orgreave site.

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Waverley is a bustling new town in Rotherham built on the old Orgreave site. Photo: Scott Merrylees

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Mounted Police arrive at Orgreave Coking Plant - 31 May 1984

4. Miners' Strike 1984

Mounted Police arrive at Orgreave Coking Plant - 31 May 1984 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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