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Part of the process of making a felt hat.

Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Plaza Theatre

Stockport, England

Plaza Theatre

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

View of the well from across Priest Hill

Reading, England

Holy Well of St. Anne

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

Kray twins grave.

London, England

Chingford Mount Cemetery

Cemetery dating back to 1884, known for being the final resting place of the notorious Kray twins.

The last surviving semaphore tower.

Cobham, England

Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower

This five-story sentinel is the sole surviving semaphore tower in Britain.

The Ancient House

London, England

The Ancient House

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

The Churchill War Rooms

London, England

The Churchill War Rooms

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Close-up of a loom at Whitchurch Silk Mill.

Whitchurch, England

Whitchurch Silk Mill

The village silk mill weaving Oscar-winning ribbons.

Danebury Meteorite

Andover, England

Danebury Meteorite

The earliest meteorite ever discovered in Britain was nearly missed.

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.

World War I Firing Walls

Aldershot, England

World War I Firing Walls

These remnants of World War I firing walls can be found in the woodlands of Aldershot.

South entrance.

Surrey, England

Reigate Tunnel

First road tunnel in England.

These ruined arches date back to the 12th century.

Colchester, England

St Botolph's Priory

Dating back to the early 12th century, this is the first Augustinian priory established in England.

This chapel is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area.

Colchester, England

St Helens Chapel

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Colchester dates back to the 11th century.

Statue of Byrhtnoth

Maldon, England

Statue of Byrhtnoth

This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.

The Bronze Relief illustrating the famous wager.

Maldon, England

The Bronze Relief of Edward Bright

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

Essex, England

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

This curiously modern carving of St. Peter wears wellies.

Pico Basilé

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Pico Basilé

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

Playa Arena Blanca

Luba, Equatorial Guinea

Playa de Arena Blanca

During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.

Waterfall 2

San Antonio de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea

Ureka

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.

Catedral de Santa Isabel

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Catedral de Santa Isabel

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

The beef, Guinness, and oyster pie sports a rich, flaky crust.

London, England

The Guinea

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

The statue of Nell Gwynn sits in this courtyard.

London, England

Statue of Nell Gwynn

The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.

The wall extends for 500 meters as a visual testament to the pandemic.

London, England

The National Covid Memorial Wall

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

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