Places Edited by jooniur

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

Evans's funeral had one of the largest attendances of any funeral in the history of Wales.

This 1920's sandstone war memorial was constructed with an unusual drinking trough for horses.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

This local celebrity earned his fame by doing a job no one else dared.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

This seemingly normal pathway actually forms a giant fingerprint.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.

Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.