This curious gravestone tells the legend of an unknown mariner's grisly murder.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

At this small museum, visitors can view artifacts from the only battlefield in London during the War of the Roses.

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.

Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

A life-sized statue commemorating the former manager of Ipswich's football team.

An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.

Through seven years of burglary, bereavement, and bad luck, a gentleman kept his word by saying none.

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

This curiously modern carving of St. Peter wears wellies.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”