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Background imageArras Collection: Battle of Arras 1917

Battle of Arras 1917
Scene on the newly captured Fampoux Road with a ditched tank and soldiers at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917

Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917
Scene on newly won ground near Feuchy crossroads during the Battle of Arras. 18 pounders in the open, infantry coming down and a tank going up

Background imageArras Collection: Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), English poet and critic, killed in the battle of Arras

Background imageArras Collection: Waiting in Trenches Wwi

Waiting in Trenches Wwi
British troops, including a corporal, wait in trenches near Arras for the barrage to lift before moving on

Background imageArras Collection: An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918

An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918
The Great Battle on the Western Front: open warfare - an action at Bucquoy, a village on the Arras-Albert road. Stand by British infantry at Bucquoy

Background imageArras Collection: British soldiers boarding buses, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers boarding buses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers boarding double decker buses on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are returning for a rest after hard fighting at Monchy. Date: circa 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1

Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Battle of the Scarpe, near Fampoux, France, WW1

Battle of the Scarpe, near Fampoux, France, WW1
A tank attached to the 51st Division embedded in the Scarpe Marshes near Fampoux, northern France, observed by a solitary soldier

Background imageArras Collection: Edwardian couple at Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire

Edwardian couple at Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire
Finely dressed, on the left is Kate Nash and beside her is Edgar Battersby, brother of the photographer. Edgar volunteered as a Private for service in the Great War

Background imageArras Collection: Second Battle of Bullecourt 1917

Second Battle of Bullecourt 1917
Australian soldiers loading an 18 pounder gun at the second Battle of Bullecourt (Battle of Arras) on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1917

Background imageArras Collection: France / Arras

France / Arras
The Grande Place

Background imageArras Collection: Arras Cattle Market 1905

Arras Cattle Market 1905
The cattle market in the Place Victor Hugo, Arras, northern France

Background imageArras Collection: WW2 - Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister in France

WW2 - Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister in France
WW2 - Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), British Prime Minister at Arras, France, during a visit to the British Expeditionary Force on 15th December 1939

Background imageArras Collection: Arras Cathedral and Hotel de Ville - WW1

Arras Cathedral and Hotel de Ville - WW1
Arras Cathedral and Hotel de Ville during the First World War

Background imageArras Collection: British troops near Arras during the First World War

British troops near Arras during the First World War

Background imageArras Collection: WW1 - View across the Douve Valley shelling Messines

WW1 - View across the Douve Valley shelling Messines - 8th June 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Horse transport parked in the snow, Arras Road

Horse transport parked in the snow, Arras Road near St Pol, February 1917

Background imageArras Collection: WW1 - Horse transport parked in the snow

WW1 - Horse transport parked in the snow on the Arras road near St. Pol - February 1917

Background imageArras Collection: The Road From Arras To Bapaume

The Road From Arras To Bapaume
A painting which shows a procession of people walking and travelling by horse drawn carriage, down a seemingly endless road from Arras to Bapaume, which dips up and down all the way to the horizon

Background imageArras Collection: Memorial Scroll and letter - 2nd Lt Edward James Knight

Memorial Scroll and letter - 2nd Lt Edward James Knight
Memorial Scroll and letter commemorating the death of 2nd Lieutenant Edward James Knight, 7th Battalion, attached 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, died 12th May 1917

Background imageArras Collection: La Rue Ernestale - Arras, France

La Rue Ernestale - Arras, France Date: circa 1910s

Background imageArras Collection: The Old German Front Line, Arras, by WHD Arthur, WW1

The Old German Front Line, Arras, by WHD Arthur, WW1
The Old German Front Line, Arras, drawing by William Hugh Duncan Arthur, First World War. circa 1916

Background imageArras Collection: View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, WW1

View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, WW1
View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, First World War. In the foreground on the right are a few band members with their music instruments, mostly drums. circa 1915-1917

Background imageArras Collection: Mule teams in field near Arras, France, WW1

Mule teams in field near Arras, France, WW1
Mule teams crossing a muddy field near Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 19 January 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1

Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1
Les Tilleuls crossroads, Arras-Lens road, near Vimy, France -- Canadian memorial erected during WW1, following the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageArras Collection: Serviette ring with the Coat of Arms of Arras

Serviette ring with the Coat of Arms of Arras. Trench Art

Background imageArras Collection: WWI silk and lace cushion cover - destruction of Arras

WWI silk and lace cushion cover - destruction of Arras
First World War silk and lace cushion cover commemorating the destruction of Arras. Commemorative Art

Background imageArras Collection: First Battle of the Scarpe 1917

First Battle of the Scarpe 1917
British troops embussing at Arras on returning from the capture of Monchy le Preux by the 37th Division during the First Battle of the Scarpe (First Battles of Arras)

Background imageArras Collection: Keys of Arras

Keys of Arras
The Provost of Arras hands the keys to his town to king Charles VI, in token of its submission to the king in the civil war currently raging

Background imageArras Collection: Interior and nave of Arras Cathedral, France, WW1

Interior and nave of Arras Cathedral, France, WW1
Interior of Arras Cathedral, France, showing the nave, facing towards the choir, with damage and debris caused during WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageArras Collection: War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France

War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France
Restoring the devastated towns of Northern France. Montage of sketches by Helen McKie showing the careful rebuilding and restoration of towns in France devastated during the First World War

Background imageArras Collection: Head-On Collision

Head-On Collision
Two trains of the Ligne du Nord meet face to face near Arras, with distressing consequences for the coaches and wagons, though the two locomotives survive ! Date: 1864

Background imageArras Collection: Four men on a bench at golf club

Four men on a bench at golf club, believed to be Llandudno at Whit week 1913. Second from left is the photogrpahers brother Edgar who was to become a WW1 casualty just 4 years later

Background imageArras Collection: Hat factory sewing machine

Hat factory sewing machine at Battersbys Stockport Hat works, destined for delivery to their other factory near Arras, France Date: circa 1908

Background imageArras Collection: British bombing party clear trenches near Roeux

British bombing party clear trenches near Roeux
" Forward the Bombers!" - British bombing party clear Germans from their trenches near Roeux. The attacks on the village of Roeux were part of the Battle of Arras (9th April - 17th May 1917)

Background imageArras Collection: World War I. Battle of Arras

World War I. Battle of Arras
First World War (1915). Battle during a storm in the north of Arras, seen from Mont Saint-Eloy. Picture by Georges Scott (21st August 1915)

Background imageArras Collection: YMCA hut in Arras, WW1

YMCA hut in Arras, WW1
The battered belfry at Arras and in front of the ruins, a little YMCA hut with its red triangle sign conveying a welcome to any Allied soldiers seeking a place of rest

Background imageArras Collection: 20 postcards in a booklet entitled Arras - Avant la guerr

20 postcards in a booklet entitled Arras - Avant la guerre. Commemorative Art

Background imageArras Collection: Serviette ring with a brass shield engraved Arras

Serviette ring with a brass shield engraved Arras. Commemorative Ware

Background imageArras Collection: Christmas and New Year card - XII Division

Christmas and New Year card - XII Division, 1917-1918. Loos, Quarries, Hohenzollern, Somme, Ovillers, Pozieres, Arras, Monchy. Commemorative Art

Background imageArras Collection: A curved stem pipe, finely hand carved - WWI

A curved stem pipe, finely hand carved - WWI
A curved stem pipe, finely hand carved by and belonging to Driver P. S. Wilson, a lorry driver with the Army Service Corps. during the First World War

Background imageArras Collection: Wailly, near Arras July 18 Ruins of church and street sc

Wailly, near Arras July 18 Ruins of church and street sc
Wailly, near Arras. July 18. Ruins of church and street scene. Aerial formation in the sky. 3 miles East of Arras - Route 16

Background imageArras Collection: Letter opener Engraved Arras

Letter opener Engraved Arras
Letter opener. Engraved Arras. Trench Art

Background imageArras Collection: Bugle owned by Buglers Bowman of Royal Hampshire Reg

Bugle owned by Buglers Bowman of Royal Hampshire Reg
Bugle belonging to Bugler 8994 S. Bowman of the Royal Hampshire Regiment. Stamped with a broad arrow and dated Arras, 1917/1918. Firearms & Equipment

Background imageArras Collection: Trench maps belonging to Sergeant Ernest Blaikley

Trench maps belonging to Sergeant Ernest Blaikley
Trench maps belonging to 2903 Sergeant ERNEST BLAIKLEY, 28th Battalion London Regiment (Artists Rifles) (1885-1965). Attached S.O. & S

Background imageArras Collection: Quintagonal WWI photo frame

Quintagonal WWI photo frame
Quintagonal photo frame containing round swivel frame engraved in brass with the names and dates - Mons 1914 : Marne 1914 : La Basse 1915 : Ypres 1914/15 : Arras 1915 : Vimy 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Daily Mail coloured map of part of the Western Front

Daily Mail coloured map of part of the Western Front
Daily Mail coloured print of a map of part of the Western Front from Bethune and La Bassee in the North to Albert and Peronne in the South with Arras in the centre of the map

Background imageArras Collection: Six-sided offertory or collecting box, WW1

Six-sided offertory or collecting box, WW1
Six-sided offertory or collecting box belonging to West Kent Regiment - stamped Arras 1917, No. 140535. Trench Art

Background imageArras Collection: WW1 inkwell, model of a tank

WW1 inkwell, model of a tank, engraved Souvenir of France and Arras, Somme, Flandres, Ypres. Trench Art

Background imageArras Collection: British observation balloon being launched, Arras, WW1

British observation balloon being launched, Arras, WW1
A British observation balloon being launched at Arras, France, 5 September 1915, by Louis Dauphin (1885-1926). Date: 1915

Background imageArras Collection: Winter rations for British troops in the trenches 1917

Winter rations for British troops in the trenches 1917
British commissariat methods: Army ration corps supplying hot food to the men in the trenches at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France; serving hot stew in bad weather often added very

Background imageArras Collection: Church tower at Bethune, Western Front, WW1

Church tower at Bethune, Western Front, WW1
View of the church tower and other damaged buildings at Bethune on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Interior of Arras Cathedral after German shell fire, WW1

Interior of Arras Cathedral after German shell fire, WW1
View of the interior of Arras Cathedral after German shell fire, on the Western Front in France during World War One, taken from the altar at the east end. Date: circa 1917

Background imageArras Collection: British officers resting after Arras, Western Front, WW1

British officers resting after Arras, Western Front, WW1
British cavalry officers resting after fighting at Arras on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageArras Collection: British wiring party passing large gun, Arras, WW1

British wiring party passing large gun, Arras, WW1
A British wiring party passing a large gun mounted on a train near Arras, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageArras Collection: WWI - British Infantryman at Arras

WWI - British Infantryman at Arras Date: 1915

Background imageArras Collection: British soldiers in captured dugout, France, WW1

British soldiers in captured dugout, France, WW1
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, wartime, soldier, dugout, dugouts, outs, troops, soldiers, 10th, royal, fusiliers, captured, dug, feuchy, crossroads, western, front, france, 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Perrenot De Granvelle 2

Perrenot De Granvelle 2
ANTOINE DE PERRENOT French churchman, bishop of Arras, cardinal and statesman Date: 1517 - 1586

Background imageArras Collection: Perrenot De Granvelle 3

Perrenot De Granvelle 3
ANTOINE DE PERRENOT French churchman, bishop of Arras, cardinal and statesman. Date: 1517 - 1586

Background imageArras Collection: Kemble as Hamlet - 2

Kemble as Hamlet - 2
JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE the great classical actor as Shakespeares Hamlet, just after he has fatally stabbed the imprudent Polonius behind the arras. Date: 1757 - 1823

Background imageArras Collection: Castle Arras, near Alf, on the Moselle

Castle Arras, near Alf, on the Moselle (c. 1833). O Connor, James Arthur 1792-1841. Date: 1833 (circa)

Background imageArras Collection: Syra and Rolf Arras transformation gymnastic novelty

Syra and Rolf Arras transformation gymnastic novelty. Date c1899

Background imageArras Collection: The Canal and New Quay at Arras, France

The Canal and New Quay at Arras, France Date: circa 1910s

Background imageArras Collection: Manipur butchers near Arras, France, WW1

Manipur butchers near Arras, France, WW1
Allied Manipur butchers (from Burma) at work preparing meat near Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 20 October 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Australian gunners in Battle of Arras, France, WW1

Australian gunners in Battle of Arras, France, WW1
Australian gunners of No. 4 Section, 22nd Machine Gun Company, in action against a German aeroplane in the Noreuil Valley, near Bullecourt (2nd Battle of the Scarpe) during the Battle of Arras

Background imageArras Collection: German prisoners near Wanquetin, France, WW1

German prisoners near Wanquetin, France, WW1
German prisoners of war captured during the Battle of Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Seen here held in the cage or detention centre. Date: April 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Chinese labourers filling sandbags near Arras, France, WW1

Chinese labourers filling sandbags near Arras, France, WW1
Chinese labourers filling sandbags near Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 13 June 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Horatio Bottomley at Arras, 1917

Horatio Bottomley at Arras, 1917
Mr Bottomley about to leave a Divisional Headquarters for the front line, in Arras, France during World War One. Horatio Bottomley (1860 - 1933) was a British financier

Background imageArras Collection: Sir George Harper, British Army officer, WW1

Sir George Harper, British Army officer, WW1
Lieutenant General Sir George Montague Harper (1865-1922), British Army officer during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageArras Collection: Heavy artillery firing at Arras, northern France, WW1

Heavy artillery firing at Arras, northern France, WW1
Heavy artillery firing at Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Royal Engineers working party in trucks, Arras, France, WW1

Royal Engineers working party in trucks, Arras, France, WW1
A Royal Engineers working party travelling in trucks on a light railway, passing through a ruined building at Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: March 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Three soldiers using lamp for signalling, France, WW1

Three soldiers using lamp for signalling, France, WW1
Three soldiers of a Pioneer Battalion using a daylight lamp for signalling at the side of a railway track near Feuchy, Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Two soldiers using heliograph for signalling, France, WW1

Two soldiers using heliograph for signalling, France, WW1
Two soldiers using a heliograph for visual signalling near Feuchy, during the Battle of Arras in northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Marshal Foch on the Western Front near Arras, France

Marshal Foch on the Western Front near Arras, France
Marshal Ferdinand Foch (left) with two other French army officers on the Western Front north of Arras, France, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Background imageArras Collection: Hotel de Ville, Arras, France - rebuilt

Hotel de Ville, Arras, France - rebuilt
The rebuilding of the historic Hotel de Ville at Arras, following almost totally destruction during the First World War. Photograph from 1929

Background imageArras Collection: Bapaume approach WWI

Bapaume approach WWI
Road between Bapaume and Arras on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageArras Collection: Battle of the Scarpe WWI

Battle of the Scarpe WWI
After a direct hit on a German ammunition wagon in Monchy-le-Preux during the Battle of the Scarpe at the Battle of Arras during World War I

Background imageArras Collection: German cavalry WWI

German cavalry WWI
German cavalry stationed near the Arras front on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageArras Collection: British soldiers at Arras WWI

British soldiers at Arras WWI
Men of the 4th Company, 27th Regiment, in a fire-trench in front of Arras during the winter in World War I. Note the open loopholes revetted with pieces of wood

Background imageArras Collection: Arras-Cambrai Campaign 1918

Arras-Cambrai Campaign 1918
British artillery advancing at dawn near Moeuvre during the Arras-Cambrai campaign on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Battle of Arras 1918

Battle of Arras 1918
Portuguese gunners receiving instruction at a 9.2 inch Howitzer gun actually in action at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in July 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Battles of Arras 1918

Battles of Arras 1918
Canadian Signal Service laying cables over newly captured ground at Neuville Vitasse during the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Second Battle of Arras 1918

Second Battle of Arras 1918
Canadian cavalry moving to a forward area along a road near Cherisy on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Background imageArras Collection: Battle of the Scarpe 1918

Battle of the Scarpe 1918
Capture of Greenland Hill by 51st Division. The 6th Seaforths working forward towards Hausa and Delbar Woods, north-east of Roeux during the Battle of the Scarpe (Second Battle of Arras)



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