Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A lone medieval church tower marooned among the City of London's skyscrapers

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

A striking ruined manor house in Norfolk, known for its picturesque setting and fascinating history.

One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.

On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.

Some of Britain's best-preserved Roman walls, above the Waveney marshes

This monstrous face has watched over passersby for centuries.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.