Leeds, England
Central Station Wagon Hoist
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
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Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Leeds, England
Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Birstall, England
A museum in the form of Elizabethan house dressed as its 17th century iteration was used as sets for the 2009 Wuthering Heights TV series and as the home of the leader of the Gupowder Plot.
Bradford, England
A remarkable collection of the machines which this industrial city was dependent upon for both commerce and domestic life.
England
A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Dublin, Ireland
The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.
Dublin, Ireland
Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
Leeds, England
This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.
Leeds, England
The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Streethouse, England
This memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of soldiers from Featherstone who died fighting World War I.
Cambridge, England
Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.
Haverhill, England
A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.
Haworth, England
Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.
Bradford, England
A Victorian-era cemetery serves as a window into the city of Bradford’s past.
Halifax, England
This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Dundee, Scotland
Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.