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St Mary's Church, Boxford

Boxford, England

St Mary's Church, Boxford

From uncovered medieval saint paintings that survived the Reformation to a memorial to a 113-year-old woman, this church contains fascinating secrets

The Parish Church of Stratford Saint Mary

Stratford Saint Mary, England

The Parish Church of Stratford Saint Mary

Situated on an ancient road to London, a medieval couple had a one-of-a-kind billboard made to pray for their souls in the afterlife

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

London, England

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

Heal's Cat

London, England

Heal's Cat

A statuesque figure of a feline stands sentry over a ostentatious spiral staircase

St. Pancras International Station

London, England

Searcy's

The longest Champagne Bar in Europe, if not the world

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Small steam pumping engines on display at the museum.

London, England

The London Museum of Water & Steam

The history of West London’s water supply.

The King's Cross Ice Well

London, England

The King's Cross Ice Well

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

Mersea Island Tudor Blockhouse

West Mersea, England

Mersea Island Tudor Blockhouse

A Tudor blockhouse with a long history of military use and rare surviving earthworks

Lexden Mount

Colchester, England

Lexden Mount

An ancient burial mound located on the western outskirts of Colchester

Roman Theatre at Gosbecks

Colchester, England

Roman Theatre at Gosbecks

One of the largest known Roman theatres in Britain

The Romano-Celtic Temple at Gosbecks

Colchester, England

The Romano-Celtic Temple at Gosbecks

Foundations of a temple where Celtic and Roman gods were worshipped together

Cressing Temple Barns

Braintree, England

Cressing Temple Barns

Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar

Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure

Springfield, England

Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure

Earthworks of a Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial ring in Essex

St John the Baptist Church

Danbury, England

St John the Baptist Church

St John the Baptist Church in Danbury, Essex, is a wonderful place to explore medieval architecture and artistry, in particular their bench ends, knight effigies, and unique squint.

An aerial view of the control tower

Burnham-on-Crouch, England

Burnham Minefield Control Tower

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

Uffington White Horse.

Faringdon, England

Uffington White Horse

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

View from Dragon Hill, facing the hillfort

Faringdon, England

Uffington Castle

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure

The Magic Roundabout

Swindon, England

Swindon Magic Roundabout

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Barbury Castle aerial view.

Swindon, England

Barbury Castle

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

Broad Town White Horse

Broad Town, England

Broad Town White Horse

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.

Adam and Eve stones

Marlborough, England

Adam and Eve (The Longstones)

Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.

This "ship" was once a flower sculpture.

Andover, England

Viking Longboat

This former floral display recalls Andover’s crucial role in Viking history in England.

Close-up of a loom at Whitchurch Silk Mill.

Whitchurch, England

Whitchurch Silk Mill

The village silk mill weaving Oscar-winning ribbons.

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