Architectural Oddities in the United Kingdom

This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

This tiny triangular cottage is one of a kind in England, and has housed everything from a watchmaker's studio to coffin storage.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.