A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.