Halt Collection

Angels of Mons [Pearse]
The so-called Angels of Mons halt the German advance at Mons, Belgium - the first engagement of World War One

Chetnole Halt, Dorset
A view of Chetnole railway station in Dorset. The halt was built in 1933 using a timber construction. This was replaced with concrete in the mid 20th century

Stratton Park Halt, Wiltshire
A birds eye view of Stratton Park Halt situated between Shrivenham and Swindon. The photograph was taken from the road bridge that crossed over the lines

Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express Train
Colchester Railway Station - G.E.R. Express Train Date: circa 1903

Pans Lane Halt, c. 1960s
This photograph was taken in the 1960s and shows the view looking east at Pans Lane Halt which was on the Devizes branch line. The halt opened in 1929 and served the south of Devizes in Wiltshire

Girls Playing Cricket
Two energetic and enthusiastic girls playing cricket. One girl screeches to a halt with her cricket bat, whilst the other tries to catch her out at the wicket!

Thornford Bridge Halt, Dorset, c. 1950s
A view of Thornford Bridge Halt in Dorset, c.1950s. The station opened in March 1936 but was renamed in the 1960s to Thornford railway station

Rodmarton Platform, Gloucestershire, May 1958
This photograph of Rodmarton Platform taken in May 1958 shows the simplicity of design and construction of a country halt such as this

Trouble House Halt, c1960
Situated on the Tetbury branch line, the Trouble House Halt opened in February 1959 to serve the infamous Trouble House pub. It was the only station in England to be built to serve a public house

Churchs Hill Halt, Gloucestershire, c. 1960
A view of Churchs Hill Halt, Gloucestershire, c.1960. Situated on the Tetbury Branch line between Tetbury and Cirencester, it opened in 1959 and closed in 1964

St Agnes Station, Cornwall, c. 1960
A view of St Agnes station, Cornwall, c.1960, showing the signal box and shed. St Agnes station opened July 1903 on the Truro and Newquay Railway, and closed in 1963

Golant Halt, Fowey Branch Line, Cornwall
Golant Halt, on the Fowey to Lostwithiel line, was a single platform station which stood alongside a stretch of water known as Golant Pill

Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas)
1199561 Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Beavis, Richard (1824-96); 115.5x178 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

An Orderlys Journey from Fort Gordon, Basutoland, to Kingwilliamstown, Cape Colony (colour litho)
1044239 An Orderlys Journey from Fort Gordon, Basutoland, to Kingwilliamstown, Cape Colony (colour litho) by English School

Suffragette Womens Freedom League Caravan. The Womens Freedom toured the South of England in a purpose built caravan, beginning in May 1908

Black Dog Halt, near Calne, c. 1960
This halt was on the Chippenham to Calne branch line. It was used by Lord Lansdowne of Bowood House as his personal station. The halt closed in 1965

Bittaford Platform and Viaduct, Devon, c. 1920s
A view of Bittaford Platform and Viaduct, Devon, c.1920s. This unstaffed station opened in 1907 by the Bittaford Viaduct and closed in 1959

Hungerford Station, c1910
A view of Hungerford Station in Berkshire, c1910. Passengers wait eagerly on the platform for an incoming train, while porters with trucks are waiting with luggage

The Ashantee War: how I Took Coomassie: 1
THE ASHANTEE WAR: HOW I TOOK COOMASSIE: 1. I land in great force; the main body of the enemy has apparently yet to be encountered. 2. Heavy marching order (for the Fantee bearers). 3

Passing the Outpost, 1881 (oil on canvas)
XMV2653591 Passing the Outpost, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Thompson, Alfred Wordsworth (1840-1896); 61x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Perranporth Beach Halt, Cornwall, c. 1960
The Perranporth beach halt was opened in 1931 as a more convenient stop for holidaymakers to Perranporth. The halt closed with the closure of the Newquay to Truro line in 1963

Jackaments Bridge Halt, Gloucestershire, c. 1940s
A view of Jackaments Bridge Halt near RAF Kemble on the boarder between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The small wooden platform opened in July 1939 and closed in September 1948

Eardington Halt, Shropshire, c. 1960s
A view of Eardington station in Shropshire, c.1960s. Taken from the side of a train at the station, the image shows the small station building or shelter and the platform

Alpine skier about to straddle a wooden signpost that says Halt (colour litho)
5999994 Alpine skier about to straddle a wooden signpost that says Halt (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German soldiers halt at Termonde, Belgium to snatch a hurried meal during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century
3502701 German soldiers halt at Termonde, Belgium to snatch a hurried meal during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: German soldiers halt at Termonde)

The halt at the London County Council's Stand in Trafalgar Square, a Bouquet for the Queen (litho)
1040777 The halt at the London County Council's Stand in Trafalgar Square, a Bouquet for the Queen (litho) by Salmon, Balliol (1868-1953) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Willersey Halt in Gloucestershire
A view of Willersey Halt looking towards Honeybourne on the Stratford on Avon to Cheltenham line, showing the wooden platform, nameboard and pagoda shelter. The halt opened in 1904 and closed in 1960

Laverton Halt in Gloucestershire, 1955
A view of locomotive number 5514 at Laverton Halt on the Stratford on Avon to Cheltenham line in Gloucestershire in July 1955

Storm clouds gather - Dark clouds, pierced by the rays of a setting sun, help to make this dramatic picture of Hulls dockland, brought to a halt by the strike. Various

Untitled: Study of a Horsecart, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Study of a Horsecart, 1855-1859

Halte!!!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Halte!!!, 19th century. Halt!!!

Morgan, Miss, 1916? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Morgan, Miss, 1916?

Halt of Armenian Merchants, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Halt of Armenian Merchants, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Halt, Royal Field Artillery in Review Order Date: 1915

With Captain Le Mesurier on the Way to Pretoria, the Prisoners First Halt (litho)
1599839 With Captain Le Mesurier on the Way to Pretoria, the Prisoners First Halt (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Review before the Queen at Aldershot, a Cavalry Charge, "Halt"(engraving)
1045406 The Review before the Queen at Aldershot, a Cavalry Charge, " Halt" (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queen of the Twelfth Night, "Halt!"(engraving)
1615044 The Queen of the Twelfth Night, " Halt!" (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of the Twelfth Night, " Halt)

The Arrival of the York to London Royal Mail (oil on canvas)
CH401600 The Arrival of the York to London Royal Mail (oil on canvas) by Henderson, Charles Cooper (1803-77) (attr. to); 71.1x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Halt for the Hunt, (oil on canvas)
658266 Halt for the Hunt, (oil on canvas) by Wright, George (1860-1942); 35.3x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Halt for the Hunt. George Wright (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

The Zulu War (engraving)
1058869 The Zulu War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War. Illustration for The Graphic)

Halt!, Types of the French Army, Horse Artillery (colour litho)
1038394 Halt!, Types of the French Army, Horse Artillery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halt!, Types of the French Army, Horse Artillery)

The Pilcomayo Expedition in South America, a Halt by the Way (engraving)
1038391 The Pilcomayo Expedition in South America, a Halt by the Way (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pilcomayo Expedition in South America)

The Experiences of an Amateur Photographer in Burma (engraving)
1055063 The Experiences of an Amateur Photographer in Burma (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March (engraving)
1621665 The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March)

A Trip to Corea (engraving)
1623258 A Trip to Corea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Trip to Corea. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 April 1886)

Reminiscences of Old Bow Street Police Court (engraving)
1037681 Reminiscences of Old Bow Street Police Court (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscences of Old Bow Street Police Court)

Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving)
1046258 Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Curates Holiday in the Highlands (engraving)
1044516 A Curates Holiday in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Curates Holiday in the Highlands)

The Zhob Valley Expedition to chastise the Kakar Pathans (engraving)
1045875 The Zhob Valley Expedition to chastise the Kakar Pathans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Halt of a party of Antis Indians at the entrance of a forest (engraving)
968241 Halt of a party of Antis Indians at the entrance of a forest (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modane, Savoy, Halt of French Troops on their Way to Chambery (engraving)
1098734 Modane, Savoy, Halt of French Troops on their Way to Chambery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modane, Savoy)

India - halt of a camel caravan, Peshawar, Khyber Pass
Vintage 19th century photograph, India - halt of a camel caravan, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now Pakistan, Bourne and Shepherd studio

Camel halt and market, Aden, Yemen
19th century vintage photograph: Camel halt and market, Aden, Yemen

The Spanish-American War, a Halt in the Cuban Wilderness (engraving)
1615713 The Spanish-American War, a Halt in the Cuban Wilderness (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

Field Day of British and Japanese Troops (engraving)
1610854 Field Day of British and Japanese Troops (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field Day of British and Japanese Troops)

The Advance towards Dongola (engraving)
1605571 The Advance towards Dongola (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance towards Dongola)

The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving)
1603490 The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah)

The Nile Expedition, En Route to Dongola with the Guards Camel Corps, a Halt at Akasheh (engraving)
1590899 The Nile Expedition, En Route to Dongola with the Guards Camel Corps, a Halt at Akasheh (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chinese Question, with the British Boundary Delimitation Commission at Mirs Bay (litho)
1598784 The Chinese Question, with the British Boundary Delimitation Commission at Mirs Bay (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Civil or Native Police of Upper Burmah (engraving)
1596131 The Civil or Native Police of Upper Burmah (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil or Native Police of Upper Burmah)

Halt on the Portage, 1871 (oil on canvas)
987309 Halt on the Portage, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 48.3x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Halt on the Portage. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)

The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas)
621472 The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85); 94.6 x 185 cm; Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Lancashire, UK; eThe Atkinson; English, out of copyright

Halting at an inn (colour litho)
3095850 Halting at an inn (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halting at an inn. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Ascent of the Popocatapetl Mountain, Mexico (engraving)
1610870 Ascent of the Popocatapetl Mountain, Mexico (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ascent of the Popocatapetl Mountain, Mexico)

The Coronation of the Czar, a Halt in the State Entry into Moscow, the Crucifix
1605377 The Coronation of the Czar, a Halt in the State Entry into Moscow, the Crucifix and Holy Water presented to the Czar and Czarina before the Chapel of the Iberian Madonna (engraving) by Amato

Egypt as it is, Bedouin Sketches (engraving)
1621926 Egypt as it is, Bedouin Sketches (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egypt as it is, Bedouin Sketches)

Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate Gerona
The capture of the Chilean ship Tornado by the frigate Gerona, near Madeira, on 21st August 1866. The Tornado having been bought by Chile from Britain

The Soudan Advance, Departure of the 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment for the Front from Sidi-Gaber Station, Ramleh
1615145 The Soudan Advance, Departure of the 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment for the Front from Sidi-Gaber Station, Ramleh, on 9 January (engraving) by Forestier

The halt (engraving)
970347 The halt (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The halt. Illustration for Around the World with General Grant by John Russell Young)

Traveller with a horse (engraving)
972511 Traveller with a horse (engraving) by Wouwerman, Philips (1619-68) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traveller with a horse)

Sketches in Bechuana Land and the Matebele Country, on the Transvaal Frontier (engraving)
1624328 Sketches in Bechuana Land and the Matebele Country, on the Transvaal Frontier (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Kings Thanksgiving for his Recovery, the Drive to St Pauls (litho)
1601188 The Kings Thanksgiving for his Recovery, the Drive to St Pauls (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Thanksgiving for his Recovery)

Volunteers and Regulars in Middlesex Training for Outpost Duty (engraving)
1604750 Volunteers and Regulars in Middlesex Training for Outpost Duty (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches of the Camp of Exercise, held at Secunderabad, India (engraving)
1597007 Sketches of the Camp of Exercise, held at Secunderabad, India (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Camp of Exercise)

The Army Manoeuvres in the New Forest (b / w photo)
1100174 The Army Manoeuvres in the New Forest (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Army Manoeuvres in the New Forest)

Halt (engraving)
1062399 Halt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halt, Horse Artillery taking up Position at the Mouth of a Defile in Northern India)

The War in Egypt, "Halt!", bringing Guns into Position at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September (engraving)
1061351 The War in Egypt, " Halt!", bringing Guns into Position at Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September (engraving) by Charlton

A halt in the Hauran Desert (engraving)
965097 A halt in the Hauran Desert (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A halt in the Hauran Desert)

South African Warfare, a Halt of the 24th Regiment (engraving)
1106537 South African Warfare, a Halt of the 24th Regiment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Warfare, a Halt of the 24th Regiment)

Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer (engraving)
1107361 Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer)

The Military Manoeuvres in France, with the Sixth Army Corps (engraving)
1060273 The Military Manoeuvres in France, with the Sixth Army Corps (engraving) by Horsley, Walter Charles (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Military Manoeuvres in France)

Prague, Czech Republic - Paddlesteamer Quay - This steamer is the Dietner Josef (1889). Date: circa 1910s

The Evacuation of Candahar, Notes on the Return March (engraving)
1054421 The Evacuation of Candahar, Notes on the Return March (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Evacuation of Candahar)

With the Cape Field Artillery in South Africa (engraving)
1044245 With the Cape Field Artillery in South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Cape Field Artillery in South Africa)

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"Halting Moments: A Journey through Time and Places" Angels of Mons [Pearse]: In the midst of chaos, a mysterious halt in time revealed divine intervention, as soldiers claimed to witness angelic figures guiding them towards victory. Stratton Park Halt, Wiltshire: Nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, this quaint railway stop offered a momentary pause for passengers to soak in the beauty of their surroundings. Pans Lane Halt, c. 1960s: Memories captured on film depict carefree days when children would halt their games of cricket at this charming village station to wave at passing trains. Girls Playing Cricket: The sound of laughter echoed across the field as young girls halted their game momentarily to watch an approaching train pass by Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R Express Train. Rodmarton Platform, Gloucestershire, May 1958: Commuters eagerly awaited their daily ride from this bustling platform where time seemed to stand still during those precious moments before departure. Thornford Bridge Halt, Dorset, c. 1950s: This idyllic countryside halt provided respite for weary travelers who paused briefly to admire the serene view overlooking Thornford Bridge. Trouble House Halt, c1960: Despite its intriguing name derived from local folklore tales involving mischievous spirits halting trains' progress here; it remained a peaceful spot along the tracks for many years. Churchs Hill Halt, Gloucestershire, c1960: As steam engines chugged uphill with determination and grit; passengers alighted at this humble halt that overlooked rolling hills and distant church spires. St Agnes Station Cornwall, c1960 : Amidst rugged cliffs and crashing waves stood St Agnes Station—a coastal haven where visitors halted their journey just long enough to breathe in salty sea air before continuing onward. Chetnole Halt, Dorset.