History & Culture in England

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

A Victorian synagogue-turned-museum chronicles centuries of Jewish life.

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

This is London's smallest listed building.

This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.

This small figurine of a bear tells us a lot about the value of jewels and funerary practices in Roman Britannia.

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.

A memorial overlooking a busy roadway is linked with the story of a 17th-century noblewoman’s legal battle for her inheritance.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

A remarkable example of small town medieval architecture that showcases the wealth and importance of a 16th-century wool town.

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).