Denver, England
The Denver Sluice Complex
This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
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Denver, England
This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
West Stow, England
This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
Elsecar, England
This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
Wothorpe, England
The ruins of a 17th-century lodge on a grand estate are being slowly restored to their former glory.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Portsmouth, England
A picturesque garden with a surprising past.
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Lincoln, England
This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.
Oakley, England
A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.
Cumbria, England
This tower was created by the area's vicar as a shelter for exhausted travelers, complete with a fireplace and breathtaking views.
Corbridge, England
This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.
Basingstoke, England
This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.
Lincoln, England
The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.
Bishop Auckland, England
Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Alston, England
A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.
Somerset, England
The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Oxfordshire, England
These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.
Thetford, England
A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.