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Holy Well of St. John the Baptist

Bisley, England

Holy Well of St. John the Baptist

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.

Gatehouse of General Cemetery, Sheffield.

Sheffield, England

Sheffield General Cemetery

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

Bear Pit, Sheffield Botanic Gardens

Sheffield, England

Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

The Green Police Box

Sheffield, England

The Green Police Box

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

Looking down Cheney Row, with the measurements embedded in the wall

Sheffield, England

Sheffield Standard Measures of Length

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

1 O’CLOCK TIME SIGNAL

Sheffield, England

1 O'Clock Time Signal

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

Women of Steel.

Sheffield, England

Women of Steel

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

'Allen the Peregrine Falcon'

Sheffield, England

'Allen the Peregrine Falcon'

This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.

Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum

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.

Riverside Pub Mural

Sheffield, England

Riverside Pub Mural

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

The Cobweb Bridge with Boris the Spider lurking above.

Sheffield, England

Cobweb Bridge

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

The Old Queens Head

Sheffield, England

The Old Queens Head

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

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Sheffield, England

The Steelworker Mural

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

The bridge chapel at Rotherham.

Rotherham, England

The Chapel of Our Lady

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

Cutting Edge.

Sheffield, England

Water Sculptures of Sheaf Square

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

Byward Tower Hand

London, England

Byward Tower Hand

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

The Long Bench shelter.

West Sussex, England

The Long Bench

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

London, England

St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

Beachy Head

East Sussex, England

Beachy Head

England's most notorious suicide spot.

Seven Sisters Cliffs

East Sussex, England

Seven Sisters Cliffs

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

View of the cottage from across the green.

East Dean, England

Sherlock Holmes Retirement Cottage

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

The exterior of The Lamb Inn

Eastbourne, England

The Lamb Inn

Eat and drink at a pub older than the Magna Carta

Signs to the offices that were once in the tunnels.

London, England

Down Street Underground Station

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

Hyman Archive

London, England

Hyman Archive

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

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