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Chester Town Hall.

Chester, England

Chester Town Hall Clock Tower

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Carlisle Cathedral policeman grotesque

Carlisle, England

The Policeman Grotesque

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum

Sheffield, England

Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

Forth Bridge

Inverkeithing, Scotland

Forth Bridge

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

The gallery of maps, showing the ceiling

Vatican City

Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

King Alfred's Tower.

Stourton, England

King Alfred's Tower

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Spon Street

Coventry, England

Spon Street

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

John Harrison's H1 marine timepiece

London, England

John Harrison's Marine Chronometers

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

With the Transporter Bridge in the background.

Middlesbrough, England

'Temenos'

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

The members banking.

Weybridge, England

Brooklands Racetrack Remains

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Cobweb painting, Chester Cathedral

Chester, England

The Cobweb Picture

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

The crypt.

Ripon, England

Ripon Cathedral Crypt

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

The memorial.

Glencoe, Scotland

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

At first the Albert Memorial Clock seems nothing special.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Albert Memorial Clock

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

The only restored Halifax in Europe

York, England

Yorkshire Air Museum

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

Winston Churchill Ave. runs across the Gibraltar Airport runway.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar Airport

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Beamish

Beamish, England

Beamish, the Living Museum of the North

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

The funeral train when it was displayed in York.

Shildon, England

Winston Churchill's Funeral Train

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

The Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London

Shildon, England

The ‘Rocket' Locomotive

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The footbridge was used to take prisoners from the City gaol on site of No.1 Upper Northgate Street (qv) to the former Chapel of St John in the south wing of the Bluecoat School.

Chester, England

Bridge Of Sighs

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Eleanor Rigby Statue

Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Ribblehead Viaduct

Chapel-le-Dale, England

Ribblehead Viaduct

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

Old Stockbridge Market

Edinburgh, Scotland

Old Stockbridge Market

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

Old Packhorse Bridge

Carrbridge, Scotland

Old Packhorse Bridge

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

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