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

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

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

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.