A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

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

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

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

The house in the middle of the motorway.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.