Architecture in England

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

A gardener saved a beloved clock face from destruction by building it into a wall outside his house.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.