Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Thomas Bewick Bust
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
London, England
Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.
London, England
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
London, England
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.
London, England
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
England
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
London, England
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
London, England
This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.
London, England
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
London, England
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.