Category: Architecture
Abandoned Stations
A web site documenting London's abandoned railway stations and providing photos ... more>
Abbey Pumping Station
Leicester, England
Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester's Museum of Science and Technology, displayin... more>
Anderton Boat Lift
Northwich, England
The Anderton Boat Lift was built in 1875 and was the world's first boat lift. U... more>
Arden Arms
Stockport
The Arden Arms in Stockport, Greater Manchester has some interesting internal fe... more>
Beamish Museum
Beamish
Open air museum of the history of life in North East England. Buildings, railway... more>
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Biggar, Scotland
Gasworks buildings and equipment. Almost all of the gasworks buildings and equip... more>
Black Country Living Museum
Dudley, England
An urban heritage park to which buildings from throughout the Black Country have... more>
Black Friar
Blackfriars, London, England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. more>
Black Horse Hotel
Preston, England
Robinsons pub with an excellent preserved interior. Included in CAMRA's Nationa... more>
Blue Anchor Inn
Helston, England
The Blue Anchor Inn goes back to the 15th century and still brews its own 'Sping... more>
Bluebell Railway
Sheffield Park, England
The UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway, re-opening part of th... more>
Bratch Pumping Station
Wombourne, England
Bratch Pumping Station in Wombourne, Staffordshire is one of 50 steam pumping st... more>
Briton's Protection
Manchester, England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. more>
Brougham Hall
Penrith
Brougham Hall was built in the 14th century and rescued from dereliction in 1985... more>
CAMRA National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
UK
CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors lists pub interiors that ha... more>
Chimneypot preservation and protection society
England
The Chimney Pot Preservation and Protection Society exists to encourage people t... more>
Chocolateria San Gines
Madrid, Spain
Tiled cafe specialising in 'chocolate con churros', a cup of dark chocolate with... more>
Coopers Tavern
Burton-on-Trent, England
This friendly and unusual pub was originally the bottle store of the Bass Brewer... more>
Cox's Mill
Addlestone, England
Cox's Mill is located just south of Weybridge on the River Wey Navigation. It is... more>
Crich Tramway Village
Crich, near Matlock, England
Period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum more>
Crofton Beam Engines
Marlborough
The oldest working steam engines in the world still performing the job they were... more>
Crossness Pumping Station
Abbey Wood, London, England
The Beam Engine House of the Crossness Pumping Station is a Grade 1 Listed Indus... more>
Disused Stations
Disused-stations.org.uk is a web site providing details of closed railway statio... more>
East Lancashire Railway
Bury, England
Steam Railway north of Manchester running from Bury to Rawtenstall. more>
Ellis Windmill
Lincoln, England
Ellis Mill dates from 1798 and is an excellent example of a small tower mill. It... more>
Elsecar Heritage Centre
Elsecar, England
Newcomen Beam Engine and steam railway. more>
Erasmus Darwin House
Lichfield, England
An independent museum that was once the home of doctor, inventor and poet Erasmu... more>
Falkirk wheel
Falkirk, Scotland
A modern canal lift but worthy of inclusion. more>
Guedelon
Yonne, Burgundy, France
An unusual entry for this site in that it is a new build. A team of craftsmen an... more>
Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust
Abergele, Wales
Charity working to restore the castle and gardens of this building from the earl... more>
Historic Dockyard Chatham
Chatham, England
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime heritage site that covers over 400 y... more>
Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton, England
Many of the Hook Norton Brewery's processes are still driven by a 25hp steam eng... more>
Kawau Island
New Zealand
Kawau Island is situated about 45 km to the north of Auckland. Its items of inte... more>
Kempton Great Engines
Kempton, England
The world's largest fully operational inverted vertical triple expansion steam e... more>
Lamb Hotel
Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Town pub owned by Holt's brewery - in an area where lots of pubs are becoming 'H... more>
MacFisheries
This page provided a link to the website macfisheries.co.uk which detailed the M... more>
Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
Manchester, England
Constructed from 1797 and abandoned in sections between 1924-66. The Canal Socie... more>
Marble Arch
Manchester, England
Victorian pub with historic tiling and mosaic which was rediscovered behind boar... more>
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough, England
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge opened in 1911 and is a total of 851 feet (... more>
Midland Hotel
Morecambe, England
Art Deco hotel built in 1933 with design by Oliver Hill and decoration by Eric G... more>
Moseley Road Baths
Birmingham, England
Moseley Road Baths opened on October 30th 1907 and is the oldest of only three G... more>
Museum of Science and Industry
Manchester, England
Railway locomotives, live industrial steam engines, air, space, textiles and mor... more>
National Brewery Centre
Burton-on-Trent, England
Formerly the Bass Museum. Includes an explanation and artifacts of brewing using... more>
Newport Transporter Bridge
Newport, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge was built in 1906 and spans the River Usk. The Ea... more>
Nottingham Industrial Museum
Nottingham, England
History of industry in Nottingham and the local area including a steam hall, tra... more>
Peveril of the Peak
Manchester, England
Ex-Wilsons pub included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. more>
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
England
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was completed in 1805 to carry the Llangollen Canal o... more>
Portland Basin Museum
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
The Portland Basin Museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashto... more>
Portland Works
Sheffield
Portland Works was built in 1877 as an integrated metal trades complex. In 1913 ... more>
Rochdale Town Hall
Rochdale
Rochdale Town Hall was built in the Gothic Revival style and opened in 1871. It ... more>
Ronquieres inclined plane
7110 Ronquières (Braine-le-Comte), Belgium
The Ronquières Inclined Plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal lifts boats 68m. ... more>
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Rushden, England
Rushden Transport Museum is situated at the old Midland Railway Station which on... more>
Ryhope Engines Museum
Ryhope
Ryhope Engines Museum is based on the Ryhope Pumping Station which was built in ... more>
Sauschwaenzlebahn
78176 Blumberg, Germany
Steam railway with impressive viaducts and tunnels. more>
Shaw Lodge Mills
Halifax
Shaw Lodge Mills was founded by John Holdsworth in 1820 and was weaving until th... more>
Smardale Gill viaduct
Smardale Gill viaduct was built in 1861 to carry the railway across the valley o... more>
Square & Compasses
Worth Matravers, England
This ancient Purbeck pub has flagstone floors, panelling, benches round the wall... more>
St Anna's Tunnel
Antwerp, Belgium
The tunnel was opened in 1933 to provide a way of crossing the river Scheldt and... more>
Strepy-Thieu boat lift
7070 Thieu, Belgium
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is on a branch of the Canal du Centre. The lift repl... more>
Subbrit
Subbrit.org.uk is a web site proving details and photos of man-made and man-used... more>
Tees Cottage Pumping Station
Darlington, England
The 1849 Tees Cottage Pumping Station has Lancashire Boilers from 1902, 1904 ste... more>
Terence Nunn's Attic
London, England
Not a real place, it's a website. See his photos of interesting London buildings... more>
The Long Shop Museum
Leiston, England
The story of Garrett machinery and its factory together with other displays in a... more>
Three Horseshoes
Boroughbridge, England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. more>
Trattoria dai Tosi
Venice, Italy
Pizzeria/Trattoria in Secco Marina near the Giardini vaporetti stop, a few stops... more>
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Singleton, Chichester, England
The leading museum of historic buildings in England more>
Whitchurch Silk Mill
Whitchurch
Whitchurch Silk Mill is a 19th century water mill that still weaves silk fabrics... more>
Wilton Windmill
Wilton, Wiltshire, England
Wilton Windmill stands high above the small village of Wilton, near Marlborough ... more>