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Background imageHalted Collection: Battle of Lansdowne

Battle of Lansdowne
BATTLE OF LANSDOWNE The Royalists under Hopton, advancing on Bath, are halted by the Parliament army under Waller : the Royalists win the day, though with heavy Date: 5 July 1645

Background imageHalted Collection: Traffic at Ludgate Circus is halted and passers-by stand still to observe a minute's silence

Traffic at Ludgate Circus is halted and passers-by stand still to observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day Date: 1926

Background imageHalted Collection: Fortified Onondaga Village

Fortified Onondaga Village
A walled and fortified village of the Onondaga people, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, is attacked by Samuel de Champlain and Huron soldiers

Background imageHalted Collection: Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101

Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101
Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C). A more powerful version of the Olympus with a larger turbine, delivering11

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NATURE VERSUS SCIENCE
SCIENCE DEFEATED BY NATURE A train is halted by snow. - Ah, but its because its the wrong kind of snow, the railwaymen explain... Date: circa 1850

Background imageHalted Collection: Orient Express Halted

Orient Express Halted
Snow halts the train on the Hungary-Romania border; the passengers leave the train and huddle round improvised fires Date: January 1932

Background imageHalted Collection: Hotel overlooking StPatricks Cathedral, New York

Hotel overlooking StPatricks Cathedral, New York
St. Patricks cathedral located on the East side of 5th avenue in Manhattan. Designed by James Renwick Jr in gothic revival style

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Franciss Body Honoured
The body of FRANCIS OF ASSISI is on its way to burial when it is halted at Saint-Damian so that St Clare and other pious ladies may pay their respects. Date: 1182 - 1226

Background imageHalted Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspended

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspended
R.M.S. Queen Mary at the John Brown shipyard, December 1931. Work on the ship, then known as Cunard No. 534, had been suspended on 13th December 1931 as Cunard had run out of funds

Background imageHalted Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner crisis stops work

Queen Mary Ocean Liner crisis stops work
Tragedy comes to Clydeside. On 10th December 1931, almost exactly a year after signing of the contract for the construction of Hull Number 534, know as Queen Mary Ocean Liner

Background imageHalted Collection: British transport halted on a road, Western Front, WW1

British transport halted on a road, Western Front, WW1
A line of British transport halted on a road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

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People on a railway track alongside a train
People on a railway track alongside a halted train. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHalted Collection: Russian troops halted on Balkan Front, WW1

Russian troops halted on Balkan Front, WW1
Russian troops halted on the road on the Balkan Front during the First World War. They have been issued with French pattern steel helmets. Date: September 1916

Background imageHalted Collection: French troops on quayside, Salonika, WW1

French troops on quayside, Salonika, WW1
French troops of the 84th Regiment halted on the quayside at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageHalted Collection: Troops halted during a march, South Africa, WW1

Troops halted during a march, South Africa, WW1
South African troops halted on a march and resting with their kit during the First World War, probably near the frontier with German South West Africa (now Namibia). Date: circa 1915

Background imageHalted Collection: Huns Invade Europe / Closs

Huns Invade Europe / Closs
The Huns invade Europe and gradually fight their way westwards, from about 376 till they are halted at Chalons in 451

Background imageHalted Collection: Orient Express Halted

Orient Express Halted
The prestigious Orient Express, full of spies, smugglers and femmes fatales, is halted by snow on the Hungary-Romania border

Background imageHalted Collection: Franklin / Trent in Floes

Franklin / Trent in Floes
Lieutenant John Franklin on his first expedition: the Trent among ice floes which halted their expedition, although they did bring back some valuable charts

Background imageHalted Collection: Trent Halted / Arrested

Trent Halted / Arrested
The Union ship San Jacinto halts the Trent and confederate delegates are arrested

Background imageHalted Collection: Huns Invade Europe

Huns Invade Europe
The Huns invade Europe and gradually fight their way westwards, from about 376 till they are halted at Chalons in 451

Background imageHalted Collection: Road Traffic Control

Road Traffic Control
Traffic control from the air : the observer tells the police by radio-telephone the state of traffic, which can then be halted or diverted in case of accident or congestion


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