Architectural Oddities in England

Discover 138 places tagged “architectural oddities” in England.

Liverpool, England

St Johns Beacon

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Kielder, England

Kielder Observatory

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

London, England

London's Lilliputian Police Station

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The Observatory

Bristol, England

The Observatory & Camera Obscura

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Liverpool, England

Williamson Tunnels

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

London, England

Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

Rushton, England

Rushton Triangular Lodge

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

Burnley, England

The Singing Ringing Tree

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

Bat Bridge on the A38 Dobwalls Bypass, Cornwall, UK. (2009

Liskeard, England

Dobwalls Bypass Bat Bridge

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

Penzance, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Are we missing something unusual in England?