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

Business Editor

Published 7th Jul 2022, 12:40 GMT

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.

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.

A moody shot of Orgreave in the 1980s. Photo: Harworth Group

The Advanced Manufacturing Park employs 2,000 people work at more than 100 companies including Rolls-Royce, McLaren and Boeing. Photo: Harworth Group

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