Monuments in England

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.