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Sir James Murray's letterbox

Oxford, England

Sir James Murray's Post Box

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Walthamstow Market

London, England

Walthamstow Market

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

Stone with Biblical verse "Alpha and Omega"

Sandhead, Scotland

Kirkmadrine Stones

Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.

Joan.

Rhyl, Wales

Rhyl Miniature Railway

Britain's oldest miniature railway.

'Ring O' Roses'

Dundee, Scotland

'Ring O' Roses'

Each section of this public work of art represents one of the city's guilds.

Full shot of Headstone.

Kilmun, Scotland

Elizabeth Blackwell's Grave

The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.

Theatre Interior.

Colwyn Bay, Wales

Harlequin Puppet Theatre

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

The Station Building from the car park

Micheldever Station, England

Micheldever Station Red Wheel

Commemorating the first recorded car journey in the United Kingdom, a 56-mile trip that defied the speed limit the whole way.

Otford Solar Sytem

Otford, England

Otford Solar System

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.

The Bear Pit 5.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Bear Pit

Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."

The Govan Cat

Glasgow, Scotland

The Govan Cat

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

David Livingstone Statue

Blantyre, Scotland

David Livingstone Statue

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.

Jack Leslie Statue

Plymouth, England

Jack Leslie Statue

A statue of a pioneering Black footballer outside his former home stadium.

Fountain Gardens

Paisley, Scotland

Fountain Gardens

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

A Thompson Nitrating Pan where the "porridge" was mixed.

Eastriggs, Scotland

The Devil's Porridge

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

Behold! The oldest door in Britain!!

London, England

Britain’s Oldest Door

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

Portenhaven Parish Church

Portnahaven, Scotland

Portnahaven Church

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

The cross side

Shandwick, Scotland

Clach a' Charridh

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh

Thetford, England

Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh

A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.

'The Cutty Stool'

Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Cutty Stool'

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

Giant Angus MacAskill Museum

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Giant Angus MacAskill Museum

A tiny museum dedicated to the world’s tallest true giant sits on an island he never set foot on.

Cholera Monument

Eyemouth, Scotland

Cholera Monument

A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.

'Glass of Thrones Belfast'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

'Glass of Thrones Belfast'

A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.

The display case for Admiral Benbow's Key and a plauqe commemorating the creation of the display in 2006.

Shrewsbury, England

Admiral Benbow’s Key

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

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