Ruins in England

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

This grand Georgian manor house was converted to serve as an isolation hospital before it was abandoned and destroyed.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

This ancient Bedfordshire church was abandoned when the village's population slowly began migrating to new towns.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

This melancholy headstone is the only remaining evidence of a medieval church lost to the sea.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

In the quiet village of Fulmodestion, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.