This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

A grand Wetherspoon pub set in a former opera house dating back to 1902.

Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were the first famous conjoined twins in England, but it's not clear when they were born.

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

Visit the last surviving outlet of a once popular chain of coffeeshops.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.