In the 1960s, Patrick Ward documented the mining communities of County Durham and Cumbria, giving a glimpse of life inside and out of the pits.
Here are some of those images.
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A teenager miner in Horden heads home after finishing his shift.
A punter collects his winnings during a whippet racing event for miners in Horden.
Miners get changed out of their work clothes in one of the locker rooms at Horden Colliery
The speaker at a National Coal Miners' Union meeting in Workington, Cumbria in 1963. The economy of the town of Workington was highly dependent on the coal industry during the 1960s
Miners kids on the back streets of Workington
Miners emerge from the cage after going underground at Horden Colliery
Men playing dominoes at a working men's club in Horden
Men showering after their shift at Horden Colliery in County Durham.
'As well as dog racing, a number of the miners spent their time enjoying pigeon racing. Here, one miner from Horden Colliery tends to his homing pigeons'
An entertainer at a working men's club in Horden
Kids playing in the narrow back streets of the miners terraced houses in Workington in 1963
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