Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex, UK
Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. History The proposal for a pier was first mooted at the en…
Europe
European landmarks and their stories, from Welsh castles and Pripyat's ruins to Genoa's Ponte Morandi and Hitler's Kehlsteinhaus, with the UK in focus.
Abercamlais Railway Station, Brecknockshire, Wales, UK
Abercamlais railway station was a private platform serving the Abercamlais estate in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales. History Opened by the Neat…
Standing Stones of Stenness, Scotland, UK
The Standing Stones of Stenness form an impressive Neolithic monument on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Various traditions associated with the stones survive…
St Fagans National History Museum, Wales, UK
St Fagans National History Museum (Welsh: Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru), commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village it is located in, is an open-a…
Cardiff Bay Barrage, Wales, UK
The Cardiff Bay Barrage lies across the mouth of Cardiff Bay, Wales between Queen Alexandra Dock and Penarth Head. It was one of the largest civil engineering p…
Blackfriars Bridge, London, UK
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201…