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Kate Burton

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Thanks, it has pockets! Cats, history, knitting, tech, plants. Like your cool grandma but with memes.

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Chaplain's eye view

Lincoln, England

Prison Chapel at Lincoln Castle

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

The High Bridge and Glory Hole.

Lincoln, England

High Bridge

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

The Romano-Celtic Temple at Gosbecks

Colchester, England

The Romano-Celtic Temple at Gosbecks

Foundations of a temple where Celtic and Roman gods were worshipped together

Roman Theatre at Gosbecks

Colchester, England

Roman Theatre at Gosbecks

One of the largest known Roman theatres in Britain

Lexden Mount

Colchester, England

Lexden Mount

An ancient burial mound located on the western outskirts of Colchester

View from Dragon Hill, facing the hillfort

Faringdon, England

Uffington Castle

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Cirencester, England

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

Cirencester Amphitheatre

Cirencester, England

Cirencester Amphitheatre

Grassy earthworks of one of Roman Britain's largest amphitheatres

Painswick Rococo Garden

Painswick, England

Painswick Rococo Garden

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

Gloucester Greyfriars

Gloucester, England

Gloucester Greyfriars

The elegant ruined arches of a Franciscan friary in central Gloucester

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

Gloucester, England

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

The Gloucester shop said to have inspired Beatrix Potter's Tailor

Tomb of Edward II

Gloucester, England

Tomb of Edward II

The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester

Hay Castle shop in 2011

Hay-on-Wye, Wales

The Kingdom of Books

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

Black and White House Museum

Hereford, England

Black and White House Museum

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.

A close-up photograph of the chained books

Hereford, England

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

Originally brightly illustrated, the map is now darkened with age.

Hereford, England

Hereford Mappa Mundi

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Burgh Castle Roman Fort

Burgh Castle, England

Burgh Castle Roman Fort

Some of Britain's best-preserved Roman walls, above the Waveney marshes

St. Olave's Priory

Saint Olaves, England

St. Olave's Priory

This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.

The Parish Church of Stratford Saint Mary

Stratford Saint Mary, England

The Parish Church of Stratford Saint Mary

Situated on an ancient road to London, a medieval couple had a one-of-a-kind billboard made to pray for their souls in the afterlife

A front view of the statue from the opposite facing pavement

Ipswich, England

Alexander Obolensky Statue

A bronze and stone statue made to recognize the life and career of a Russian aristocrat turned English rugby player.

Mersea Island Tudor Blockhouse

West Mersea, England

Mersea Island Tudor Blockhouse

A Tudor blockhouse with a long history of military use and rare surviving earthworks

Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo

Corralejo, Spain

Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo

Park in the Canary Islands renowned for white dunes that contrast with the turquoise waters of the Atlantic.

St Mary's Church, Boxford

Boxford, England

St Mary's Church, Boxford

From uncovered medieval saint paintings that survived the Reformation to a memorial to a 113-year-old woman, this church contains fascinating secrets

'Stock-im-Eisen' Nail Tree

Vienna, Austria

'Stock-im-Eisen' Nail Tree

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

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