Littleton miners: what happened next?

Littleton miners marching under the National Union of Miners banner on the day the colliery closed in 1993 Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Working clothes abandoned on the locker room floor on Littleton colliery's last day Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

The scene when the colliery closed in 1993 Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

How the colliery site looks today Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Abandoned buildings at the Littleton colliery Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Housing has replaced the abandoned buildings Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Clement Mackenzie started working in the pits after leaving Jamaica in 1962. He was at Littleton colliery until it closed in 1993. After that, he became a car mechanic and is now retired Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Vic Simoncysk was, among other jobs, a face worker at the pit. When the colliery closed he used his redundancy money to buy a Hackney cab and start a taxi firm Photograph: Luke Unsworth/Luke Unsworth

Andy Hopwood began working at the pit bottom at Littleton in 1977, but for the last seven years of his time there he was a member of the mine's rescue team. He left to join the ambulance service and now works as a community paramedic officer Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

Chris Lilburn had to leave the pit because of a severe spinal condition. He has two Harris hawks. Scanning the skies for birds was always a traditional weekend pastime for men whose working horizons were cramped and dark Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

John Dodd had worked at Littleton since the age of 15 and in his 29 years of service had many roles including rock tunneller and grade one deputy. He is now quality manager for a fencing company Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

Sean Farrell, otherwise known as "Young Scargill" during the strike, has a very different life now selling ice cream. "I don't regret having been down the pit," he says, "You couldn't put a price on the time we spent together fighting against the forces of individualism and greed" Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

Thomas Ponder worked as an underground mechanic at Littleton from 1965 until it closed. Now he's a delivery driver Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

The view over the former site of the colliery, now occupied by a housing estate Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR

The statue at Brownhills, near Littleton, that celebrates the region's coal mining history Photograph: Luke Unsworth/PR