Places Edited by dwnmjr

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.