A BARNSLEY artist has recreated iconic images from the miners’ strike using coal dust.
Neil Richardson, 36, of Springfield Street, Barnsley, created five images using coal dust from Caphouse Colliery at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield.
One striking image shows a miner in his overalls and hard hat. Others show a miner walking away from Barnsley Main when it closed and scenes with police officers at the Battle of Orgreave.
Neil is a teaching assistant at Greenacre School and got his inspiration when he took pupils on a trip to the museum.
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