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HMS Trincomalee

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

Hartlepool, England

Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.
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Heugh Gun Battery Memorial Tablet

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

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
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Devil's Lapstone

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.
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Apollo Pavilion

A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.
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Teessaurus Park

A surreal paleontological sculpture garden pays homage to a fading industry.
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