A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.

Tucked between a side street and a theater, this arch once led to a prestigious riding school, and now opens to a courtyard and community garden.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.