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Architectural Oddities
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Discover 138 places tagged “architectural oddities” in England.
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Cheltenham, England
The Doughnut
Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.
Stretford, England
The Barton Swing Aqueduct
A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.
Sussex, England
Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
Exmouth, England
A La Ronde
Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.
Cleethorpes, England
Cleethorpes Air Raid Shelter
The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.
Canterbury, England
Crooked House
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Manningtree, England
A House for Essex
This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
London, England
London Necropolis Railway Station
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
Manchester, England
Victoria Baths
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The Nutshell Pub
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Brighton, England
Brighton Waste House
This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.
London, England
The First Public Drinking Fountain
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
Chester, England
Chester Rows
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
London, England
Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
Newquay, England
The Huer's Hut
An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.
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