Places Edited by jooniur

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.