Aldershot, England
Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington
Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.
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Aldershot, England
Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.
Bridgnorth, England
This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
Telford, England
This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.
Shifnal, England
This exhibition covers a dangerous period in world history.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Telford and Wrekin, England
One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.
Shropshire, England
A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Wylam, England
Claimed to be the worlds oldest example of a through arch bridge and a possible model for the iconic one across Sydney Harbour.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Hale, England
A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.
Danbury, England
St John the Baptist Church in Danbury, Essex, is a wonderful place to explore medieval architecture and artistry, in particular their bench ends, knight effigies, and unique squint.
Essex, England
This curiously modern carving of St. Peter wears wellies.
Rochdale, England
A museum of co-operativism housed in the birthplace of the modern movement.
Stretford, England
A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
York, England
In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
York, England
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
York, England
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
Glasgow, Scotland
An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.
Glasgow, Scotland
Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.
Glasgow, Scotland
Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.