Durham, England
'The Journey'
A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
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Durham, England
A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
Barnard Castle, England
This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Bishop Auckland, England
An art gallery dedicated to art works by coal miners which depict work in the mines and life in the former British mining communities.
Escomb, England
A 7th-century church in northeast England built using stones from a nearby Roman fort.
South Shields, England
This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
Penrith, England
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
Durham, England
The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.
Sunderland, England
Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.
Downe, England
The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
London, England
A monolithic monument in Greater London.
London, England
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
London, England
A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.
London, England
This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
London, England
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
London, England
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.