Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

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

“It has nae lugs!”

A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

An abandoned quarrying village turned commune is now a hub for learning the Welsh language.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.