London, England
Trellick Tower
This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.
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London, England
This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.
London, England
The history of West London’s water supply.
London, England
This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
London, England
An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
London, England
Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
London, England
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
London, England
A replica of the gaslit streetlamp under which three teenagers founded a football club.
London, England
Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.
London, England
A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
London, England
This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'
London, England
This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.
London, England
This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.
London, England
This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
London, England
3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
London, England
The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.
London, England
The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.
London, England
Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.
London, England
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.