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Architectural Oddities
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Discover 138 places tagged “architectural oddities” in England.
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Exeter, England
House That Moved
Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.
Nantwich, England
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Saint Blazey, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Bakewell, England
Chatsworth House
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Harpenden, England
Rothamsted Research
Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
London, England
Temple of Mithras
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
Permanently Closed
London, England
Growing Underground
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
London, England
Ruined Victorian Folly
Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
Sheffield, England
Sheffield General Cemetery
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
Stourton, England
King Alfred's Tower
Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
Allerton Mauleverer, England
Allerton Castle
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
Dorking, England
Leith Hill Tower
Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."
Thorpeness, England
House in the Clouds
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Cobham, England
Painshill Park Follies
Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
London, England
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
Brighton, England
Madeira Lift
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
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