Places Added by Alan Newman

A length of abandoned railway track that was the real starting point of the worlds first steam hauled passenger railway.

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This Anglo-Saxon church is over 1300 years old and was constructed with stone robbed from a Roman fort.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

Rare survivals of Victorian gardens once used by townsfolk living above their business to escape from the crowded town

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.

The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

After the Moriscos, the descendents of the former Muslim population, were expelled from Spain this empty village was re-populated by families of sausage makers from the island of Mallorca.

Continental Europe's only museum devoted to salt and pepper shakers features more than 20,000 designs.

The legendary bathing site of a Moorish queen is actually part of a Roman fish farm.