This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

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

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.