Architectural Oddities in England

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.