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Barricade Collection

"Barricade: A Symbol of Resistance and Protection" A pathway to the beach in Beadnell, Northumberland, England may seem like an unlikely place for a barricade

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Barricade Collection: Metropolitan Police officers, Battle of Cable Street
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Barricade Collection: Pathway To The Beach, Beadnell, Northumberland, England
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Barricade Collection: Commune Barricade
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Barricade Collection: A general view of the scene outside Silverdale House, Hampstead Road, London when
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Barricade Collection: Paris Commune
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Barricade Collection: Ex paratrooper Donald Cook, 38 year old aircraft inspector and secretary of the St
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Barricade Collection: Barricade de la Porte Saint Denis (23 June 1848) - in '
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Barricade Collection: Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Artist: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)
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Barricade Collection: Communards in Flight
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Barricade Collection: Battle of Four Courts
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Barricade Collection: The Police
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Barricade Collection: Attack on the Hotel de Ville and Combat on the Pont d?Arcole, July 28, 1830
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Barricade Collection: Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution
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Barricade Collection: 1905 Russian Revolution
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Barricade Collection: Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution
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Barricade Collection: Alphonse Baudin (1811-51) on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine December 3, 1851
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Barricade Collection: Scenic view of farmland and coast, Valentia Island, along the Skellig Coast on the Ring of Kerry
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Barricade Collection: Barricade in the Rue St Martin 1848
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Barricade Collection: The 23rd Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the Battle of the Alma on 20th September
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Barricade Collection: The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
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Barricade Collection: An Amazon on the Barricades, 19th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
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Barricade Collection: Palestinians stand next to a collapsed part of the Israeli barrier
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Barricade Collection: A paramilitary police officer stands guard Beijings Tiananmen Gate
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Barricade Collection: A barricade leading to the Lincoln Memorial prevents access to tourist buses in
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Barricade Collection: Israel, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israeli-built West Bank Wall surrounding Bethlehem
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Barricade Collection: Lithuania, Vilnius, Seimas (Parliament) Building With Wall Used As Barricade Against
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Barricade Collection: France. 1848, 23 to 25 February Revolution. Engraving
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Barricade Collection: SPAIN. Madrid. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
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Barricade Collection: Spanish Civil War. Fights in Barcelona (19th)
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Barricade Collection: An avenue in the West of Madrid after bombardment by the Nationalist airforce and artillery
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Barricade Collection: Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, by Meissonier
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Barricade Collection: German women fight to the death to defend the Wagon barricade against the attacking Romans Date
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Barricade Collection: FRANCO-PRUSS/LE BOURGET
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Barricade Collection: Fighting at the Hotel de Ville, 28 July 1830. Detail, 1833 (oil on canvas)
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Barricade Collection: First World War (1914-1918): the remains of the barricades built in Verdun in 1914
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Barricade Collection: the death of Baudin on the barricades, 1902 (oil on canvas)
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Barricade Collection: Barricade (Le Christ apparait pres des corps d'enfants morts et blesses gisant dans la rue)
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Barricade Collection: Taking the barracks of the Rue de Babylone, 29 July 1830 (drawing)
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Barricade Collection: Uprising by the Republicans in Catalonia: fighting in Barcelona in the night of 25 to 26 September
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Barricade Collection: La Fronde (27 August 1648) - barricades in Paris: a rotor boy threatening the President of
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Barricade Collection: Rue Saint-Antoine during the Trois-Glorieuses (July 1830) - Revolution of 1830 Barricade fighting
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Barricade Collection: Revolution of 1830 - 'The Charter or Death'(battle of July 28, probably rue Saint-Antoine)
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Barricade Collection: The Police
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Barricade Collection: The serious unrest of the Champagne winemakers, barricades of broken barrels stormed by the troop
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Barricade Collection: Battle at the Pont de Neuilly, 2nd April 1871 (coloured engraving)
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Barricade Collection: Monseigneur Affre (1793-1848) 25th June 1848 (coloured engraving)
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Barricade Collection: An embrasure after the assault at North Taku Fort, during the second China War, 1860 (b / w photo)


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"Barricade: A Symbol of Resistance and Protection" A pathway to the beach in Beadnell, Northumberland, England may seem like an unlikely place for a barricade. However, throughout history, these structures have served as powerful symbols of resistance and protection. Metropolitan Police officers faced a fierce battle during the infamous Battle of Cable Street. The streets were filled with protesters who erected barricades to prevent the advancement of fascist forces. These barricades became physical manifestations of their determination to defend their community. The Paris Commune saw the city transformed into a fortress as citizens constructed makeshift barricades on every street corner. This act of defiance against oppressive rule inspired artists like Eugene Delacroix, whose iconic painting "Liberty Leading the People" immortalized this symbol of rebellion. In London's Hampstead Road outside Silverdale House, another scene unfolded where a general view captured the intensity surrounding a barricade. It was here that ex-paratrooper Donald Cook stood alongside fellow activists in their fight for justice and equality. History takes us back further to June 23rd, 1848 when revolutionaries took control by erecting barricades at Place du Petit Bridge in France. Their actions demonstrated both unity and resilience against an unjust regime. Not limited to political movements alone, even nature has its own version of a barricade - Hadrian's Wall near Housesteads Roman fort stands tall as dawn breaks over Northumberland. This ancient structure acted as a barrier between civilizations while also serving as evidence of human ingenuity. During times of conflict or social upheaval such as seen during Communards' flight or the Battle of Four Courts, it is often through building barriers that people find strength and solidarity against oppression. Barricades hold within them stories untold - from small coastal towns in England to bustling cities like Paris and London; they stand witness to humanity's struggle for freedom and justice throughout time.