Scott Monument – Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Scott Monument – Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station. The tower is 61.11m high, and has a series of viewing decks reached by a series of narrow spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh

The Oval Cricket Ground – London

The Oval Cricket Ground – London

The Oval, presently referred to as the Kia Oval due to a current commercial sponsorship deal, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Oval is the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club, and also traditionally hosts the final Test match of each English summer season in late August or early September.

Out Of Order Sculpture – London

Out Of Order Sculpture – London

One of the more unusual sights in Kingston (in southwest London) is several disused red telephone boxes that have been tipped up to lean against one another in an arrangement resembling dominoes. This sculpture by David Mach was commissioned in 1988 and is called Out of Order. Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston

Craig Goch Dam – Elan Valley, Wales

Craig Goch Dam – Elan Valley, Wales

The Craig Goch Dam, often called the Top dam, is a masonry dam in the Elan Valley of Wales and creates the upper-most of the Elan Valley Reservoirs. Construction on the dam began in 1897 and it was complete in 1904. The primary purpose of the dam and the other reservoirs is to supply Birmingham with water. In 1997, a 480 kW hydroelectric generator began operation at the dam.

Church of the Holy Cross – Mwnt, Wales

Church of the Holy Cross – Mwnt, Wales

The Church of the Holy Cross (Welsh: Eglwys y Grog) in Mwnt is an example of a medieval sailor’s chapel of ease. The site is said to have been used since the Age of the Saints, but the present building is probably 14th century. Mwnt was a civil parish in its own right for several centuries, but before the 17th century it was a detached chapelry of the parish of Llangoedmor.

Aberystwyth Castle – Wales, United Kingdom

Aberystwyth Castle – Wales, United Kingdom

Aberystwyth Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberystwyth) is an Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales that was built during the First Welsh War in the late 13th century. Building work started in 1277. The inner ward was built in a diamond-shaped concentric castle, with a twin D-shaped gatehouse keep with mural towers at each corner.

Blackness Castle – Linlithgow, Scotland

Blackness Castle – Linlithgow, Scotland

Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. The castle was briefly reused by the army during the First World War. It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the care of Historic Scotland

Marble Arch – London

Marble Arch – London

Marble Arch is a white Carrara-marble monument at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park in London, England. The arch is on a large traffic island, which also includes a very small park, in the midst of swirling traffic. The traffic island is directly across from the Marble Arch tube station.

Dickens Inn – London

Dickens Inn – London

Situated at picturesque St Katharine Docks, The Dickens Inn overlooks Tower Bridge and offers breathtaking panoramic views of the boats and harbour. The Dickens Inn can trace its origins back to 1799.Our unusual timber venue is a former 18th century spice warehouse nestled in the heart of the dock that was, for over a century, London’s trading outlet.

Millennium Footbridge – London

Millennium Footbridge – London

The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City. It is located between Southwark Bridge (downstream) and Blackfriars Railway Bridge (upstream). The bridge is owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates

Leadenhall Market – London

Leadenhall Market – London

Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located at Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways. The market dates back to the 14th century. It is open weekdays from 7am and primarily sells fresh food

South Portland Street Suspension Bridge – Glasgow

South Portland Street Suspension Bridge – Glasgow

The South Portland Street Suspension Bridge is one of the many historic bridges across the River Clyde in Glasgow. Construction of the bridge started in 1851 and was completed in 1853. It links Clyde Street and the Tiger Lucky Eight mural near St Andrews Cathedral on the north bank with Carlton Place and the Glasgow Sheriff Court on the south.

Albert Memorial – Kensington Gardens, London

Albert Memorial – Kensington Gardens, London

The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, England, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died in 1861. The memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style. Though opened in 1872, the statue of Albert was ceremonially “seated” in 1875

Honister Slate Mine – Lake District, England

Honister Slate Mine – Lake District, England

The Honister Slate Mine is a group of slate mines and quarries located at the top of the Honister Pass in the Lake District in England. The earliest reference to quarrying at this location is from 1728. In the mid-1920s, brilliantly engineered aerial ropeways served the Honister and Yew Crags Mines, though the external Yew Crags incline continued to be used until the late 1960s.

St. Mary’s Church – Hedgerley, UK

St. Mary’s Church – Hedgerley, UK

Hedgerley is a village and civil parish in South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is 1.5 miles west of Gerrards Cross and 3 miles south-east of Beaconsfield. Above the village on the hillside is the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin that was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1852.

Ely Cathedral – Cambridgeshire, England

Ely Cathedral – Cambridgeshire, England

Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England. It is known locally as “the ship of the Fens”, because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape. The cathedral features prominently on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1994 album The Division Bell.

Waddesdon Manor – Buckinghamshire, England

Waddesdon Manor – Buckinghamshire, England

Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889. The last member of the Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was James de Rothschild. He bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust in 1957. In 2007–08 it was the National Trust’s second most visited paid-entry property

Eilean Donan Castle – Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle – Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle is located in Eilean Donan, a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge and lies about half a mile from the village of Dornie. The original castle was built in the early 13th century as a defense against the Vikings. The castle is one of the most photographed monuments in Scotland and a popular venue for weddings and film locations.