Places Edited by jooniur

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.