At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.