The world depicted by Barry Hines 1968 novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’, and recreated by Ken Loach in his 1969 film ‘Kes’ has long passed but coal’s legacy remains with us. Barnsley had a high rate of deaths from Covid, partly because of the prevalence of lung diseases among ex-miners. Sculptor Graham Ibbeson’s two fitting memorials stand proudly in Barnsley town centre.
Places and Cultural Traces 