This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.