Places Edited by gerretlorenzen

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

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

A ferry has operated across the River Hamble for around 500 years, but its distinctive bubblegum pink is a more recent addition.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

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

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.