The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.