A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

According to the Soldiers Account Book, the village of Odiham is home to Thomas Atkins, whose name became shorthand for all British soldiers.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

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

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

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

Commemorating the first recorded car journey in the United Kingdom, a 56-mile trip that defied the speed limit the whole way.

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

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

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.