Sheffield, England
Sheffield Standard Measures of Length
Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.
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Sheffield, England
Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.
Sheffield, England
This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Chester, England
Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Chester, England
A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Liverpool, England
These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Porto, Portugal
This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.