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.
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Sheffield, England
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
London, England
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.