Leeds, England
The Ivanhoe Clock
Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.
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Leeds, England
Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.
The Rocks, Australia
Converted into a time capsule-like museum, these terrace houses depict the living conditions of working class tenants from various eras.
Sydney, Australia
How a replica of a legendary Florentine fountain became a tireless fundraiser in the Southern Hemisphere.
Finnieston, Scotland
A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.
Manchester, England
A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Manchester, England
Amazing tiled map mural showing the lines of the famous Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, incorporated into the war memorial after WW1
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Manchester, England
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
Manchester, England
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
Manchester, England
Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Manchester, England
An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Kildonan, Scotland
Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".
Dalmellington, Scotland
A memorial honouring a Czech pilot standing on the bank of Loch Doon
Dalmellington, Scotland
A lochside castle linked to Robert the Bruce, but not everything is as it seems!
Castle Douglas, Scotland
This woven willow statue represents a popular local breed of beef cattle in SW Scotland
Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
An old girls school hidden in a wood
Fannie Bay, Australia
One of Australia’s most complete colonial prison complexes.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Istanbul, Turkey
Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.
Istanbul, Turkey
Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.
Istanbul, Turkey
The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.