This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

In England, an 18th-century water-powered workshop still stands.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.