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This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.

This modern artwork, inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, tells Battle's early history following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest.

A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.

This tiny triangular cottage is one of a kind in England, and has housed everything from a watchmaker's studio to coffin storage.

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.

A sincere and thoughtful art installation, mistaken by many as a statue of a penis.

This sculpture in Valencia features 22,000 tiny, obsidian blue figures that pay homage to the Lady of Elche.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

A former Victorian swimming pool is now a tranquil and secluded park.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.