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Ambleside, England

The Bridge House

Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes

Interior of the Tower

York, England

Clifford's Tower

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.

Foggy day on Helvellyn  in 1984

Penrith, England

Striding Edge, Helvellyn

Shiny mussel.

Musselburgh, Scotland

‘Memory and Reflection’

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

The restored kilns in 2013.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Portobello Bottle Kilns

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

The Light Box has an exhibit by Fi Bailey as of September 2019.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Porty Light Box

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

Dewar Monument

Edinburgh, Scotland

Dewar Monument

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

Coade Stone Columns.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Coade Stone Columns

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

A Murals Fest mural.

Prestonpans, Scotland

Prestonpans Murals

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

Spring 2026

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland's Gutenberg Bible

A rare example of one of the world's first printed books

Book Burning Memorial

Berlin, Germany

Book Burning Memorial

An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi National Park

A pristine wildlife habitat against the backdrop of skyscrapers, nicknamed "The World’s Wildlife Capital"

One of the alcoves near one of the crypt's windows

Liverpool, England

Luytens’ Crypt

A neoclassical crypt hides under Liverpool’s modernist cathedral.

Red Rum Mural

Southport, England

Red Rum Mural

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

Rochester Cathedral

Rochester, England

Rochester Cathedral

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.

The Lusitania propeller with the "Three Graces" in the background.

Liverpool, England

Lusitania Propeller

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

"Gold Lamé" by Tony Heaton on display in 2018.

Liverpool, England

Liverpool Plinth

A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.

The wall extends for 500 meters as a visual testament to the pandemic.

London, England

The National Covid Memorial Wall

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

The Anderton Boat Lift

Anderton, England

Anderton Boat Lift

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

Birkenhead Priory

Birkenhead, England

Birkenhead Priory

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.

Bagillt Dragon Beacon

Bagillt, Wales

Bagillt Dragon Beacon

This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.

Winifred's Well

Holywell, Wales

Winifred's Well

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

Closer look at the carving on  Maen Achwyfan

Pen-yr-Allt, Wales

Maen Achwyfan Cross

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

The Roman Helmet

Prestatyn, Wales

Roman Helmet

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

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