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The Halifax gibbet

Halifax, England

The Halifax Gibbet

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

The Grave of John Palmer, alias Richard Turpin or Dick Turpin

York, England

Dick Turpin's Tombstone

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

'A High Tide In Short Wellies'

Filey, England

'A High Tide In Short Wellies'

A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.

Tynemouth Castle.

Tynemouth, England

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

TVLB Interior.

Spanish Battery, England

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

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

A gnarly yes tree

Defynnog, Wales

Defynnog Yew

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

Welcome to Wales

Llanymynech, England

Llanymynech

A small village in two different countries.

What remains of the cloister.

Llantysilio, Wales

Valle Crucis Abbey

This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

Lloyds Bank coprolite.

York, England

Lloyds Bank Coprolite

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Mr Smith's Dream.

Manchester, England

Mr Smith's Dream

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

Hanging Ditch Bridge

Manchester, England

Hanging Ditch Bridge

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

Victoria Arches

Manchester, England

Victoria Arches

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Emmeline Pankhurst statue.

Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst Statue

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

The entrance to Afflecks.

Manchester, England

Afflecks

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

The red post box.

Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

The Tree of Remembrance with pigeons roosting in it.

Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

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

Spanish Arch

Galway, Ireland

Spanish Arch

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

Fishery Watchtower Museum

Galway City, Ireland

Fishery Watchtower Museum

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

The statue to Phil Lynott, outside of Bruxelles pub

Dublin, Ireland

Phil Lynott Statue

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The statue of Wolfe Tone.

Dublin, Ireland

Wolfe Tone Statue

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

Brontë Parsonage Museum

Haworth, England

Brontë Parsonage Museum

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

Grandad's Clock and Chair

Bradford, England

'Grandad’s Clock and Chair'

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

Cinema  during roof repairs in 2024

Penistone, England

Penistone Paramount Cinema

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

Piece Hall.

Halifax, England

Piece Hall

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

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