A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

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.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

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

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.