Oxford, England
J.R.R. Tolkien's Grave
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
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Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
London, England
The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.
London, England
The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
London, England
These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.
London, England
This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.
London, England
This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.
London, England
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
London, England
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
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
Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.
London, England
This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
London, England
Once part of a magnificent Tudor palace, this wine cellar is a time capsule underneath the Ministry of Defence.
London, England
Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
London, England
Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.
London, England
One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
London, England
A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.
London, England
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.