Sheffield, England
The Giant Hands and Giant Feet of Wincobank
In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.
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Sheffield, England
In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.
Bolsover, England
This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Ware, England
Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.
Watford, England
Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Sheffield, England
A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.
Birmingham, England
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.