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Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh's Royal Mile was built in 1688 as the parish church for the Canongate district.Commissioned ...
06/15/2025

Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh's Royal Mile was built in 1688 as the parish church for the Canongate district.

Commissioned by King James VII, it was built to serve the residents of the Canongate and replaced the nearby Holyrood Abbey as the local place of worship.

Greenan Castle is a precarious 16th century ruined tower situated on a sea cliff just southwest of Ayr, Scotland.It's no...
06/15/2025

Greenan Castle is a precarious 16th century ruined tower situated on a sea cliff just southwest of Ayr, Scotland.

It's now at risk due to ongoing coastal erosion. Cracks in the rock and masonry have led to safety concerns, and access is restricted.

Bridge Street in Wick, a historic thoroughfare in the heart of this northern Scottish town, hasn't changed much in recen...
06/15/2025

Bridge Street in Wick, a historic thoroughfare in the heart of this northern Scottish town, hasn't changed much in recent years.

It serves as a central artery connecting key civic, religious, and commercial landmarks.

Mapledurham Watermill, dating from the 15th century, is the last functioning corn and grist mill on the River Thames.It ...
06/15/2025

Mapledurham Watermill, dating from the 15th century, is the last functioning corn and grist mill on the River Thames.

It was used for grinding corn and grist (coarse grain), serving the community. Bob and Paul went fishing here on Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

The Lodge adjoining the Gateway to St Michael's Mount in Cornwall was built in 1885 in the Tudor Gothic style.Likely bui...
06/15/2025

The Lodge adjoining the Gateway to St Michael's Mount in Cornwall was built in 1885 in the Tudor Gothic style.

Likely built for the estate’s management, or as a residence connected to the Mount’s owners, it features an irregular L-shaped plan with a rear wing and an octagonal stair turret.

Dunmore House in Scotland was a grand Tudor Gothic mansion, but it now stands roofless and abandoned.Designed in the 182...
06/15/2025

Dunmore House in Scotland was a grand Tudor Gothic mansion, but it now stands roofless and abandoned.

Designed in the 1820s, it was the seat of the Murray family, the Earls of Dunmore, until their departure in 1911. However, it was abandoned in 1964 and partially demolished in 1972. These skeletal remains are visible today.

Dolbadarn Castle, a medieval ruin in Snowdonia National Park in Wales, drawn in 1780 compared to its view today.Construc...
06/15/2025

Dolbadarn Castle, a medieval ruin in Snowdonia National Park in Wales, drawn in 1780 compared to its view today.

Constructed in the early 13th century as a strategic stronghold guarding the vital route through the Llanberis Pass, the castle's most prominent feature is its impressive round tower, considered one of the finest surviving examples of a Welsh round tower.

Old Kent Cottage in the hamlet of Frogholt was built around 1450, and it's considered one of the oldest thatched cottage...
06/15/2025

Old Kent Cottage in the hamlet of Frogholt was built around 1450, and it's considered one of the oldest thatched cottages in Kent.

The Grade 2 listed structure is said to have been a haven for Archbishop Thomas Becket during his feud with King Henry II.

Coldingham Priory, in the village of Coldingham in the Scottish Borders, is a site of significant historical dating back...
06/15/2025

Coldingham Priory, in the village of Coldingham in the Scottish Borders, is a site of significant historical dating back to the 7th century.

The arch (on the right) is part of the surviving ruins of the priory church and is often highlighted because of its impressive Romanesque style.

Here's how the Clifton Suspension Bridge appeared before it was built - one of the most iconic feats of Victorian engine...
06/15/2025

Here's how the Clifton Suspension Bridge appeared before it was built - one of the most iconic feats of Victorian engineering.

It was originally designed by the renowned engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel when he was just 24 years old, though he didn’t live to see its completion.

Cirencester Abbey Gatehouse was part of Cirencester Abbey, a powerful Augustinian monastery founded in the early 12th ce...
06/15/2025

Cirencester Abbey Gatehouse was part of Cirencester Abbey, a powerful Augustinian monastery founded in the early 12th century in Gloucestershire.

This gatehouse was the main entrance, however, like many monasteries, it was dissolved in 1539 during Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries, leading to the abbey’s decline and partial demolition.

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