A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Since 1995, two red-painted metal figures have guarded the entrance to the Northern Ballet.

Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

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

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.