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Blackpool, England

High Tide Organ

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Allison Added by Allison
Matlock Bath, England

Masson Mill

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Hucknall, England

Hucknall Miners Memorial

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Leicester, England

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Lyndhurst, England

Lyndhurst War Memorial

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Loughborough, England

'The Sockman'

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Gavin Added by Gavin
York, England

Kings Square Gravestones

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.
Added by sophiep87
Southwell, England

The Leaves of Southwell

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Lincoln, England

The Lincoln Imp

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
Nottingham, England

Green's Mill

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
York, England

The Roman Bath

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Southwell, England

The Workhouse

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Southport, England

Southport Pier

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Added by oceanparadox
Nottingham, England

The Flying Horse

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

Standard Hill

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Tony Nicholls Added by Tony Nicholls
Nottingham, England

The Exchange Murals

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Whatstandwell, England

Leawood Pump House

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Cromford, England

Cromford Mill

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
York, England

'Printer's Devil'

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Lyme Regis, England

Lyme Regis Museum

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Vololona Added by Vololona
Blackpool, England

Comedy Carpet

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Nottinghamshire, England

Stew Pond at Newstead Abbey

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.
lukefater Added by lukefater