This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.