Manchester, England
Mr Smith's Dream
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
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Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Manchester, England
The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.
Stockport, England
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Manchester, England
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Stockport, England
Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Manchester, England
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
Burgh Saint Peter, England
The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.
Saint Olaves, England
This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.
Babingley, England
Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.
Stow Bardolph, England
In honor of a local spinster's dying wish, this chapel harbors an eerily lifelike wax effigy.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Balcombe, England
This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.
Sussex, England
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
Offham, England
Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.