Chester, England
Chester Town Hall Clock Tower
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
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Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
London, England
A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
London, England
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
Liverpool, England
Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.
London, England
Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
London, England
A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
London, England
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
Rawtenstall, England
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.
Toxteth, England
17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Salford, England
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.