Places Edited by jooniur

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.