The closure of Maltby colliery – in pictures

The town of Maltby with a slag heap in the background
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Norman Tate watches his granddaughter, Jodi, playing in the garden at home in Maltby near the colliery. Tate and his father both worked at the pit
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Attlee Close, one of the roads in Maltby named after key figures in Labour's history
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Union banners lean against a disused pit wheel at the colliery
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Preparing for the brass-band funeral march from the colliery through the town centre, to commemorate the pit's closure
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

The local brass band marches through the town
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Miners past and present take part in the funeral march
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A floral memorial and card for the workers killed at Maltby colliery in South Yorkshire
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

The funeral march from the colliery through the village centre, attended by young and old
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

One of the final pieces of coal extracted from Maltby colliery is buried at the tomb of the unknown miner
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Children from the village take part in prayers during the memorial service
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A plaque to mark Maltby's mining history and heritage
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian