Miners' Strike 35 years on: 15 pictures of life down the pit in South Tyneside

By Sarah Sinclair

Published 5th Mar 2020, 16:45 BST

Updated 6th Mar 2020, 10:32 BST

This week marks 35 years since the end of the miners’ strike so we have looked back to what life was like for miners in the borough back in the day.

Join us on a trip down memory lane, as we take a look back at life down the pits in South Tyneside.

13. Capturing them in action, 1974

German sculptress and nun Tisa Schulenburg talks to overman Mr Russell Atkinson before going down to sketch miners at Westoe Colliery. | Johnston Press Resell Photo: Shields Gazette

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14. Hanging up their hats, 1982

Sixteen miners entered the cage at Boldon Colliery for the last time in June 1982. | Johnston Press Photo: SE

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15. Breaking records, 1968

Production at Boldon Colliery reaches a new peak of 10,623 tons - well above the national average, in January 1968. | Johnston Press Photo: SE

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