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Borrowdale, England

Millican Daltons Caves

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.

Scarborough Railway Station Bench

Scarborough, England

Scarborough Railway Station Bench

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

The stainless steel statue is in the middle of the roundabout, in the middle of Brownhills

Brownhills, England

"Jigger" the Brownhills Miner

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

The Brutus Stone

Totnes, England

The Brutus Stone

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

Ivinghoe Beacon seen looking north from The Ridgeway.

Leighton Buzzard, England

Ivinghoe Beacon

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

Lady Wimborne Bridge

Oakley, England

Lady Wimborne Bridge

A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.

Display of a claw from the Great Margate Crab

Margate, England

Crab Museum

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

Tomb of Mary Ellis at St. Clement's Church.

Southend-on-Sea, England

The Cutlass Stone

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

The replica trophy.

Manchester, England

Jules Rimet Trophy Replica

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

Compass Point

Bude, England

The Storm Tower

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

One side of the seal shows two nude lovers embracing.

Norwich, England

Balthild Seal Matrix

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.

Museum exterior

Tring, England

Natural History Museum at Tring

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

Alfred the Great statue

London, England

Alfred the Great Statue

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

Kiosks on display.

Stoke Heath, England

National Telephone Kiosk Collection

An ode to the classic piece of British street furniture.

Mausoleum of William Huskisson

Liverpool, England

Mausoleum of William Huskisson

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The entrance to the tower

Liverpool, England

Prince Rupert's Tower

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

Peak Alum Works

Ravenscar, England

Peak Alum Works

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

Totnes Orange Races

Totnes, England

Totnes Orange Races

Once a year a small English town gets together to chase oranges down a steep hill in honor of a legendary accident.

Dowles Graveyard

Bewdley, England

Dowles Graveyard

The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.

The pigs at the Garden House.

Stockport, England

The Garden House

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

More found object art.

Dungeness, England

Derek Jarman's Garden

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

The memorial marker is alongside the Derwent Dam.

Hope Valley, England

Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

The crypt.

Ripon, England

Ripon Cathedral Crypt

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

Southend Pier Railway.

Southend-on-Sea, England

Southend Pier Railway

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

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