The Big Meeting; Durham Miners Gala 2016- 2019

The Big Meeting; Durham Miners Gala 2016- 2019

Documentary

Durham Miners Gala (aka The Big Meeting) is the biggest annual gathering in Britain to celebrate working class culture. A procession of brass bands and trade union banners is followed by a series of rousing speeches by left wing politicians and trade unionists in a field near the centre of Durham. This all provides a context and excuse for a massive communal street party. Rather than merely looking on, this project aims to document and participate in this party atmosphere and to engage positively with a community of which I am a part (I was a trade union organiser for many years). I can claim. According to Jamie MacDonald 'This series of photographs by Francis Fitzgerald presents a unique and insightful view of an enduring working-class culture – it is an honest celebration of community and solidarity".

Francis Fitzgerald (with a foreword by Jamie MacDonald- Senior Lecture in Photography at the Northern School of Art)

Self- published (Independent Publishers Network

2020

Hardback perfect bound book, 17ogsm silk paper, black and white images printed in quadtone process

21 x 29.7 x 1

72

67

First printing- 40 copies.

Saltburn By The Sea, North Yorkshire.

Francis Fitzgerald

Francis Fitzgerald

Print24.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-83853-471-4

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