Architecture in England

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.