History in the United Kingdom

In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.

This restored 19th-century calendar, a machine used in rubber manufacturing, commemorates the town's local industry.

This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.

One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

One of the oldest Augustinian houses, this church is reminiscent of the rich history of England.

A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.

Almost nothing but earthworks remain of this long-lost castle.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.