This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

It's believed emperor Hadrian himself funded this once architectural wonder.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

On this small spit of land, the person who runs the public house is considered the King of Piel Island.

Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

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

Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.

This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.

A unique sculpture cemetery dedicated to the region's defunct businesses.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Inspired by the colossal pyramids at Giza, this 15-foot structure is believed to be the first funerary pyramid in Great Britain.

Through seven years of burglary, bereavement, and bad luck, a gentleman kept his word by saying none.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

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

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.