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Exhibition of Paintings by David Parry to mark 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike (from May 11th)

About this activity

Explore artwork marking the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike, by former miner and artist David Parry on display in our Conference Area.

David Parry was born into a mining family near Barnsley four years after the nationalisation of the coal mines. Most males in his family had worked in the pits since the 1880s.

Although he had a university education – with a Degree in the History of Art – he then went down the pit and worked as coalface worker for fifteen years until his pit was closed in 1992. He was very active in the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike and was elected a NUM Branch official a few months after the strike.

He returned to regular painting after retirement in 2017. He also wrote a book which is a memoir dominated by the influence of coal mining on his life, which is on sale in the Museum Shop for the duration of the exhibition.

Please click on the link under Further Information for more details.

Contacts

National Coal Mining Museum

Caphouse Colliery New Road, Overton, Wakefield, WF4 4RH

01924 848806

Dates and venues

  • Wednesday 11 September 2024 - 10:00am - 5:00pm, Runs from May 11th to September 15th - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • Thursday 12 September 2024 - 10:00am - 5:00pm, Runs from May 11th to September 15th - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • Friday 13 September 2024 - 10:00am - 5:00pm, Runs from May 11th to September 15th - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • Saturday 14 September 2024 - 10:00am - 5:00pm, Runs from May 11th to September 15th - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
  • Sunday 15 September 2024 - 10:00am - 5:00pm, Runs from May 11th to September 15th - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Further information

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