When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

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

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.