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London, England

Rotherhithe Street

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.
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London, England

The Mayflower Pub

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
Added by Byrdmouse
London, England

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.
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London, England

Site of Execution Dock

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
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London, England

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
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London, England

'The Cornerstone'

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.
Lana Velkov Added by Lana Velkov
Ivinghoe, England

The Ivinghoe Fire Hook

Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.
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Little Wittenham, England

The Poem Tree Commemorative Stone

For a century and a half, this great beech stood bearing a carefully carved 20-line poem. Now this stone and plaque are all that remain.
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Oxford, England

Annora's Tomb

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.
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Birmingham, England

Blakesley Hall

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.
Phil Added by Phil
Birmingham, England

Moseley Bog

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Meriden, England

National Cyclists Memorial

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Birmingham, England

Kings Norton Stop Lock

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.
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Warwickshire, England

Edstone Aqueduct

The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Welford-on-Avon, England

Welford-upon-Avon Maypole

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.
Added by duncanchappell
Farnham, England

Victoria Garden

A former Victorian swimming pool is now a tranquil and secluded park.
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Frensham, England

The Frensham Cauldron

This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.
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Liphook, England

Hollycombe Steam in the Country

This incredible collection contains rare steam-powered engines, rides, and trains.
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Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Dunsfold, England

St Mary's and All Saints Church & Holy Well

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
Katie Ness Added by Katie Ness
London, England

Hyman Archive

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

Spencer Perceval Memorial

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.
Added by duncanchappell
London, England

Charlton House

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.
Added by xxmeganrosecablexx
London, England

Long John Silver Figurehead Collection

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
Snowdrop68 Added by Snowdrop68