Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

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

This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.

An Art Nouveau church decorated in mother-of-pearl and aluminum.

Crafted by one of the first makers of stoneware in England.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

Inspired by the colossal pyramids at Giza, this 15-foot structure is believed to be the first funerary pyramid in Great Britain.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.

The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.