Architecture in England

Despite its ornamental looks, this towering Tuscan-inspired anomaly was a masterpiece in hydraulic engineering.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.