Barricade Collection

Metropolitan Police officers, Battle of Cable Street
Metropolitan Police officers attempt to dismantle a barricade set up by anti-fascist demonstrators in the East End of London

Pathway To The Beach, Beadnell, Northumberland, England

Commune Barricade
To the death ! Communards make a desperate sortie from behind a barricade in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris

Lance-Corporal O Leary wins a Victoria Cross
Irish soldier Michael John O Leary outstrips the rest of his assault party at great speed and reaches a German barricade, killing all five of a machine gun crew before they have a chance to turn

A general view of the scene outside Silverdale House, Hampstead Road, London when large crowds assembled to hamper the progress of police who had arrived to give bailiffs support in their attempt to

Paris Commune
Cobblestones ripped from the streets and used for barricades on the Quai Pelletier and the Pont d Arcole during the siege of the Paris Commune, during the Franco-Prussian War

Ex paratrooper Donald Cook, 38 year old aircraft inspector and secretary of the St. Pancras United Tenants Association, talks to his 36 year old wife Edith through a barricade of barbed wire

Barricade de la Porte Saint Denis (23 June 1848) - in "
XEE4113361 Barricade de la Porte Saint Denis (23 June 1848) - in " Fasttes de Gardes nationales de France", 1849 by French School

Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Artist: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)
Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Communards in Flight
In the final stages of the civil war, Communards abandon their barricade in the rue de Rennes as the government forces advance into the heart of Paris

Battle of Four Courts
The Battle of the Four Courts. The Four courts occupied by the IRA who were opposed to the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and Ireland

Barricade in the Rue St Martin 1848
Barricade in the Rue St Martin, Paris, France, 1848. One of the barricades constructed by the revolutionaries. 1848

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A barricade, 1871
LUX4710196 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A barricade, 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A barricade, 1871); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Barricades at St Antoine's gate in 1618 (debut of the Fronde)
LSE4095913 Barricades at St Antoine's gate in 1618 (debut of the Fronde); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barricades at St Antoine's gate in 1618 (debut of the Fronde)

Revolution in Naples: Barricade in the Strada di Toledo just before the attack on 15 May 1848. Wood engraving, 1848
530810 Revolution in Naples: Barricade in the Strada di Toledo just before the attack on 15 May 1848. Wood engraving, 1848; Universal History Archive/UIG

A week in Paris. Engraving for Patriotic Poeme by Casimir Delavigne (1739-1843), 1836
JAB4120831 A week in Paris. Engraving for Patriotic Poeme by Casimir Delavigne (1739-1843), 1836; (add.info.: A week in Paris)

Barricade erected at the porte St Denis, Paris during the 1848 Revolution in France (engraving)
5669704 Barricade erected at the porte St Denis, Paris during the 1848 Revolution in France (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving showing the barricade erected at the porte St Denis)

A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War
3058411 A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War in 1922

La barricade de la porte Saint-Denis (porte Saint Denis in Paris), chute of a scaffolding
PCT4292320 La barricade de la porte Saint-Denis (porte Saint Denis in Paris), chute of a scaffolding, days from 2 to 4 December 1851 - Illustration by Daniel Vierge

Revolution 1848: Death of the The Archbishop Denis Affre of Paris (1793-1848)
ELD4925269 Revolution 1848: Death of the The Archbishop Denis Affre of Paris (1793-1848) on the Barricade at the entrance of the Faubourg Saint Antoine in Paris 26/06/1848

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade of Rue de la Paix, 1871
LUX4710220 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade of Rue de la Paix, 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris

Barrikadenkampf / Barricade Fight (colour litho)
8666278 Barrikadenkampf / Barricade Fight (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barrikadenkampf. Die Barrikade, d.h)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade nicknamed Chateau Gaillard, 1871
LUX4710218 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, the barricade nicknamed Chateau Gaillard, 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris

Belgian Revolution, 1830-1831
6117038 Belgian Revolution, 1830-1831; (add.info.: An incident on a barricade in the Place Royale facing the Parc de Bruxelles during the Belgian Revolution of 1830-1831)

The mob at a Paris barricade, 1850
3478661 The mob at a Paris barricade, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the mob at a Paris barricade. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The fear of Socialism in Britain, 1850
3478660 The fear of Socialism in Britain, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the women of Montmartre marching to defend a barricade and carrying a banner saying The Commune or Death')

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401075 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

The fear of Socialism in Britain, 1850
3478692 The fear of Socialism in Britain, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the women of Montmartre marching to defend a barricade and carrying a banner saying The Commune or Death')

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, canons and barricades around the statue Place de Clichy, 1871
LUX4710201 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Municipality of Paris, canons and barricades around the statue Place de Clichy, 1871; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

The February Revolution, 1848
3507228 The February Revolution, 1848; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a barricade made from broken wooden carts and other debris on the Rue St. Martin in Paris)

Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. A soldier behind a metal Russian barricade during World War I. The barricade has holes, through which the soldier can shoot

Scenic view of farmland and coast, Valentia Island, along the Skellig Coast on the Ring of Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland

The 23rd Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the Battle of the Alma on 20th September
NAM195673 The 23rd Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the Battle of the Alma on 20th September, 1854 (w/c on paper) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); National Army Museum

The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). The scene at the Four Courts in Dublin during the battle for their possession

An Amazon on the Barricades, 19th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
An Amazon on the Barricades, 19th century, (1947). A scene from the Prague revolt in 1848. A woman aims a gun from the top of a pile of rubble forming a barricade

Palestinians stand next to a collapsed part of the Israeli barrier, following heavy weather, near the refugee camp of Shuafat in East Jerusalem, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A paramilitary police officer stands guard Beijings Tiananmen Gate
A paramilitary police officer stands guard at Beijings Tiananmen Gate, September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A barricade leading to the Lincoln Memorial prevents access to tourist buses in Washington, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years

Israel, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israeli-built West Bank Wall surrounding Bethlehem

Lithuania, Vilnius, Seimas (Parliament) Building With Wall Used As Barricade Against Soviet Troops On 13th January 1991

Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee... 1916. Creator: Douy Pascault
Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee de premiere ligne (fevrier 1916). Au Nord-Est de Bethincourt, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La Revolution Russe; Le 12 mars 1917: canons de campagne derriere une barricade sur... 1917. Creator: Unknown
La Revolution Russe; Le 12 mars 1917: canons de campagne derriere une barricade sur laquelle flotte le drapeau rouge, 1917. The Russian Revolution: red flag flying over cannons and barricade

Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans, lieutenant général du royaume... 1830-1831
Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le duc d'Orleans, lieutenant general du royaume... 1830-1831. Private Collection

Cour d'Usine barricadee, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
Cour d'Usine barricadee, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut

L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut

Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) at the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851. Creator: Unknown
Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) at the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851. Current 11th and 12th arrondissements

Aspects du champ de bataille de Verdun; Tranchee et barricade a la lisiere du village de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aspects du champ de bataille de Verdun; Tranchee et barricade a la lisiere du village de Cumieres au commencement de mai, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Dublin Apres L'Emeute; Une fenetre du Palais de Justice barricadee avec les livres de la... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dublin Apres L'Emeute; Une fenetre du Palais de Justice barricadee avec les livres de la bibliotheque, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Place de la Bastille and barricade at the entrance to Faubourg Saint-Antoine, June 25, 1848

Episode of the 1848 revolution: officer commanding the men to fire, c1848. Creator: Tony-Francois de Bergue
Episode of the 1848 revolution: officer commanding the men to fire, c1848

Combat devant l'Hôtel de Ville le 28 juillet 1830, 1833. Creator: Jean-Victor Schnetz
Combat devant l'Hotel de Ville le 28 juillet 1830, (1833). Battle outside the Hotel de Ville (in Paris), 28 July 1830. Scene from the July Revolution

Scene at a Barricade during the recent Spanish Insurrection, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Scene at a Barricade during the recent Spanish Insurrection, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Newsboy picking up bullets for the barricade, between 1903 and 1905. Creator: Adolphe Willette
Newsboy picking up bullets for the barricade, between 1903 and 1905

Combat scene at Porte Saint-Martin, July 28, 1830. Creator: Unknown
Combat scene at Porte Saint-Martin, July 28, 1830

Mort du député Alphonse Baudin le 3 décembre 1851, 1902. Creator: Jean-Paul Laurens
Mort du depute Alphonse Baudin le 3 decembre 1851, 1902

Le ducd'Orléans, se rendant à l'hôtel de ville, traverse la place du Châtelet, le 31 juillet 1830
Le ducd'Orleans, se rendant a l'hotel de ville, traverse la place du Chatelet, le 31 juillet 1830, c1830

Capture of the Pantheon, seen from rue Soufflot, June 24, 1848, current 5th arrondissement, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Capture of the Pantheon, seen from rue Soufflot, June 24, 1848, current 5th arrondissement, 1849

Notre Dame of Paris, 1904. Creator: Adolphe Willette
Notre Dame of Paris, 1904

The Insurrection in Spain - Barricades in the Place San Geronimo, near the Prado, Madrid, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Insurrection in Spain - Barricades in the Place San Geronimo, near the Prado, Madrid, 1854. Scene from the Spanish Revolution

Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) on the Barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851, 1869. Creator: Ernest Pichio
Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) on the Barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851, 1869

Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) on the Barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851, 1869. Creator: Ernest Pichio
Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) on the Barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851, 1869

Lamartine pushing back the red flag at Hotel de Ville, February 25, 1848, c1848

Episode of the 1848 revolution, c1848. Creator: Tony Johannot
Episode of the 1848 revolution, c1848

To Death for Liberty!, 1831. Creator: Auguste Raffet
To Death for Liberty!, 1831

The Munitioners of July 28, 1831. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Munitioners of July 28, 1831

Fire on the Leaders and Cavalry... 1830–31. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Fire on the Leaders and Cavalry... 1830-31

The Police
Bayu Perwiranegara

Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution
3785626 Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution; (add.info.: Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution - Schmidt factory after fire, Moscow)

1905 Russian Revolution
3785642 1905 Russian Revolution; (add.info.: 1905 Russian Revolution - Jalta Rooms after attack, Moscow. Wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire)

Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution
3785630 Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution; (add.info.: Street barricades during 1905 Russian Revolution - Arbat, Moscow)

Alphonse Baudin (1811-51) on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine December 3, 1851, 1869 (oil on canvas)
905387 Alphonse Baudin (1811-51) on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine December 3, 1851, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Pichio, Ernest Louis (1840-93); 55.5x80 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

France. 1848, 23 to 25 February Revolution. Engraving
France. 1848, 22-24 February Revolution, uprising of students, workers and National Guard to force the abdication of the king and proclaim the Second Republic. Engraving

SPAIN. Madrid. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Defence of Madrid. Antonio Ortega talking to other comandments in a barricade (1936)

Spanish Civil War. Fights in Barcelona (19th)
Spanish Civil War. Fights in Barcelona (19th July 1936). Photo by Agusti Centelles

An avenue in the West of Madrid after bombardment by the Nationalist airforce and artillery, November 1936. A barricade made of cobbles and bricks can be seen on the right of the photograph

Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, by Meissonier
MEISSONIER, Ernest (1815-1891). Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, June 1848 (Memory of Civil War). Oil on canvas

German women fight to the death to defend the Wagon barricade against the attacking Romans Date: circa 1 AD

FRANCO-PRUSS/LE BOURGET
The Prussian Grenadiers of the Queen Elisabeth regiment storm the French barricade at Le Bourget. 30 October 1870

Fighting at the Hotel de Ville, 28 July 1830. Detail, 1833 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4684734 Fighting at the Hotel de Ville, 28 July 1830. Detail, 1833 (oil on canvas) by Schnetz, Jean Victor (1787-1870); Musee du Petit Palais, Paris

First World War (1914-1918): the remains of the barricades built in Verdun in 1914. In " The mirror" 1916
XEE4168948 First World War (1914-1918): the remains of the barricades built in Verdun in 1914. In " The mirror" 1916 by Unknown photographer

Hand-to-hand fighting on a barricade, during the Paris Commune, 1870-1871 (engraving)
7315354 Hand-to-hand fighting on a barricade, during the Paris Commune, 1870-1871 (engraving) by Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta (1851-1904); (add.info.: "the terrible year" (1870-1871)

the death of Baudin on the barricades, 1902 (oil on canvas)
1741745 the death of Baudin on the barricades, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Laurens, Jean-Paul (1838-1921) ; 150, 5x116 cm; Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris

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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.