The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.

This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.

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

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.

These ruins are a monument to the region's industrial heritage, and the site of England's worst mining tragedy.

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.