London, England
Sir John Franklin Expedition Memorial
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
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London, England
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Lichfield, England
This controversial memorial to the Titanic's captain stands in a peculiar place.
Lichfield, England
These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
Preston, England
Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
London, England
One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.
London, England
The London statue that imitates passersby.
London, England
This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
London, England
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
London, England
Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.
London, England
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
London, England
The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
London, England
A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.
London, England
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Sheffield, England
This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.
Sheffield, England
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Barnsley, England
These ruins are a monument to the region's industrial heritage, and the site of England's worst mining tragedy.