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London, England

Lamp Standards at Chelsea Embankment

Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.
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London, England

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

A living lighting fixture.
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London, England

Frank Gilbert Crichlow Plaque

Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.
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London, England

John Lewis Memorial at Richmond Park

Memorial marking the man who helped restore public rights access to the park in 1758.
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London, England

Remains of Richmond Palace

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
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London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
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London, England

Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.
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London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
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Warsaw, Poland

The Neon Museum

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
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London, England

Gasholders

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.
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London, England

‘Take Courage’ Ghost Sign

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
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London, England

M. Manze

The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
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London, England

The Ostler's Hut

This is London's smallest listed building.
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London, England

St James’s Tiny Park

These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.
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London, England

Marshalsea Prison Wall

The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.
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London, England

Dr Salter's Daydream

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.
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England

St. James’s Theatre Reliefs

Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
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London, England

London Scottish House

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

Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.
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London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
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London, England

Victorian Penny Chute

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.
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London, England

Temple Bar

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

Rottingdean Wishing Stone

According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.
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Henfield, England

The Cat House

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.
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