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Within this ancient town, these canals provide a Venice-like ambiance, but outside the town they still play an important drainage role, and in WW2 they were used in an attempt at biological warfare

In memory of a courageous Scottish missionary who was murdered in Auschwitz for helping Jewish girls

The place where the Spanish 2nd Republic, essentially, came to an end

This woven willow statue represents a popular local breed of beef cattle in SW Scotland

The route and destination of the coal trains pulled by the famous "Puffing Billy" and its twin, the "Wylam Dilly"

Remains of a narrow-gauge railway which carried munitions from the "Powder Boat" moored on the Ouse to the nearby military depot

An artistic reminder of the historic importance of this town's trade with Hanseatic partners from the Baltic and the North Sea

This magnificent tourist cave, with the highest ceiling of any in Spain, was once an anti-fascist arms dump and war factory and is now a concert venue

When built, the technology here made Souter the most advanced lighthouse in the world but, nowadays, it is a tourist attraction and a (reputedly) haunted vacation spot

These erosion formations on the wave cut platform have a natural explanation

This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success, but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use, but in WW2 the tunnel was converted to an air raid shelter

People who drive past Bedworth on the A444 bypass often wonder about the origins of this tower

Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2

A historic industrial rail network that could include the oldest railway bridge in the world

This Victorian graveyard is now a wildlife haven in the centre of town

These magnificent medieval carvings can be viewed up close in this amazing church

A 140-year-old cemetery with some unique subterranean features

The Church of St Andrew in Aysgarth contains internal fittings taken from a nearby Abbey during the dissolution, including this fine, medieval rood screen