Places Edited by rbenn250

Instead of numerals, the unusual clock face spells out a memorial to a lost loved one.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

This painted wooden sculpture depicts the characters of a popular Devon folk song.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.