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Hoverbike

Lee-on-the-Solent, England

Hovercraft Museum

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

Dick's Lane Bridge

Warwick, England

Dick's Lane Bridge

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

Aefre with the brooch and knife she was burried with.

Folkestone, England

Aefre

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

Temple of Mithras

Northumberland, England

Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

Delivering goods.

Clovelly, England

The Sledges of Clovelly

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

View of the caves.

Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Timbers from Seahenge on display at the Lynn Museum.

King's Lynn, England

Seahenge

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

One at a time, please...

Halifax, England

Warley Museum

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

Sandal Castle.

Wakefield, England

Sandal Castle

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

The Cells

Manchester, England

Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.

Wheatley Lock-Up

Wheatley, England

Wheatley Lock-Up

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

Bedale Leech House.

Bedale, England

Bedale Leech House

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

"Terris Novalis."

Consett, England

'Terris Novalis'

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

Kielder Observatory

Kielder, England

Kielder Observatory

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

Lune Viaduct at Waterside.

Firbank, England

Waterside Viaduct

The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.

Please respect the residents.

Oxford, England

Port Meadow

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

Not for people who hate crowds, or hate fire

Ottery Saint Mary, England

The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Tapestry reproduction and restored fireplace.

Tattershall, England

Fireplaces of Tattershall Castle

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

Gallopers.

Thursford, England

Thursford Collection

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.

Out House

Manchester, England

Out House

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

A parking lot on top of the medieval walls.

Southampton, England

Southampton Walls

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Ancient round barrow in an unlikely spot.

Cambridge, England

Fourwentways Bronze Age Cemetery

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

The elaborate top of the tower.

Halifax, England

Wainhouse Tower

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

Some of the buildings which form the Palace Green Library

Durham, England

Palace Green Library

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

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