List entries by category - Architecture
Anderton Boat Lift www.andertonboatlift.co.uk
Northwich CW9 6FW England
The Anderton Boat Lift was built in 1875 and was the world's first boat lift. Until Foxton is rebuilt it will remain England's only boat lift but others exist around the world.
Last updated: 2008-04-22
BBC Restoration www.bbc.co.uk/...
UK
A TV program and web site relating to the restoration of many buildings in need of care.
Last updated: 2007-10-06
Black Country Living Museum www.bclm.co.uk
Dudley DY1 4SQ England
An urban heritage park to which buildings from throughout the Black Country have been relocated. The site includes trams, trolleybuses, coal mine, blacksmith's and canal plus a traditional pub and fish & chip shop.
Last updated: 2007-10-09
Black Friar www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Blackfriars, London EC4V 4EG England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Black Horse Hotel www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Preston PR1 2EJ England
Robinsons pub with an excellent preserved interior. Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Bluebell Railway www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
Sheffield Park TN22 3QL England
The UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway, re-opening part of the Lewes to East Grinstead line of the old London Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1960. Since then it has developed into one of the largest tourist attractions in Sussex, yet it still remains true to its objectives of the preservation for posterity of a country branch line, its steam locomotives, coaches and goods stock, signalling systems, stations and operating practices.
Last updated: 2008-04-05
Bratch Pumping Station www.thebratch.org
Wombourne WV5 8DW England
Bratch Pumping Station in Wombourne, Staffordshire is one of 50 steam pumping stations in England. It was built in 1895 and the two vertical triple expansion steam engines are housed in a Gothic style pumphouse which was built around the engine. Bratch locks on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal are nearby.
Last updated: 2010-08-21
Briton's Protection www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Manchester M1 5LE England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
CAMRA National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors www.heritagepubs.org.uk
UK
CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors lists pub interiors that have remained much as they had been since before the Second World War. Their listing will hopefully ensure they are preserved for future generations. Some pubs from the inventory have their own listings on this site.
Last updated: 2007-10-21
Chimneypot preservation and protection society www.chimneypotpreservationsociety.co.uk
England
The Chimney Pot Preservation and Protection Society exists to encourage people to value their chimney pots, illuminate the visual value the chimney pots add to the architecture of buildings, provide a forum for information regarding the preservation and renovation of chimney pots and to share knowledge such as where to find museums, photographs etc.
Last updated: 2009-04-15
Chocolatería San Ginés en.wikipedia.org/...
Madrid Spain
Tiled cafe specialising in 'chocolate con churros', a cup of dark chocolate with long sticks of light, crisp doughnut-like material to dip in them. Open 24 hours per day (May 2010).
Last updated: 2010-05-18
Coopers Tavern
Burton-on-Trent DE14 1EG England
This friendly and unusual pub was originally the bottle store of the Bass Brewery. It is now a Free House serving an interesting range of beers (of course including Bass) and cider by hand pump and direct from the casks stored in the small tap room with its tiny bar.
Last updated: 2008-02-03
Cox's Mill
Addlestone KT15 2JX England
Cox's Mill is located just south of Weybridge on the River Wey Navigation. It is an old flour mill which used to be served by boats from London. Even though it is now converted to flats it is still a fine building in a lovely location next to Cox's Lock and the old mill pond.
Last updated: 2008-04-05
Crich Tramway Village www.tramway.co.uk
Crich, near Matlock DE4 5DP England
Period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Crossness Pumping Station www.crossness.org.uk/...
Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ England
The Beam Engine House of the Crossness Pumping Station is a Grade 1 Listed Industrial Building and contains the four original pumping engines.
Last updated: 2007-11-11
Falkirk wheel www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk
Falkirk Scotland
Canal lift - new but worth inclusion
Last updated: 2008-04-05
Historic Dockyard Chatham www.chdt.org.uk
Chatham ME4 4TZ England
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime heritage site that covers over 400 years of Britain's maritime history and provides the world's most complete dockyard of the age of sail.
Last updated: 2007-10-09
Hook Norton Brewery www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/...
Hook Norton OX15 5NY England
Many of the Hook Norton Brewery's processes are still driven by a 25hp steam engine which was installed in 1899.
Last updated: 2007-10-09
Kempton Great Engines www.kemptonsteam.org/...
Kempton TW13 6XH England
The world's largest fully operational inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine dating from 1926-1929.
Last updated: 2010-05-14
Lamb Hotel www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Eccles, Greater Manchester M30 0BP England
Town pub owned by Holt's brewery - in an area where lots of pubs are becoming 'Hawaii Beach Bar's' and the like, this is a wonderful example of a pub. Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-14
Marble Arch www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Manchester M4 4HY England
Victorian pub with historic tiling and mosaic which was rediscovered behind boarding in the 1990's. The pub is also home to the organic Marble Brewery.
Last updated: 2007-12-30
Museum of Science and Industry www.msim.org.uk
Manchester M3 4FP England
Includes an interesting collection of railway locomotives and live industrial steam engines.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
National Brewery Centre www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk
Burton-on-Trent DE14 1NG England
Formerly the Bass Museum. Includes an explanation and artifacts of brewing using the unique Burton Union System, steam engines, vans and buses. The museum has a model of Burton-on-Trent in 1921 and includes a model railway. Worthington White Shield is brewed on site and can be sampled draught in the Brewery Tap.
Last updated: 2010-03-20
Peveril of the Peak www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Manchester M1 5JQ England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct en.wikipedia.org/...
England
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was completed in 1805 to carry the Llangollen Canal over the River Dee. It is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain.
Last updated: 2008-04-22
Portland Basin Museum www.tameside.gov.uk/...
Ashton-under-Lyne OL7 0QA England
The Portland Basin Museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse. The museum includes a 1920s street to allow you to find out how people used to live in Tameside.
Last updated: 2008-04-14
Rushden Historical Transport Society www.rhts.co.uk/...
Rushden NN10 OAW England
Rushden Transport Museum is situated at the old Midland Railway Station which once formed part of the Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers branch line. It is now home to the Rushden Historical Transport Society and includes a variety of railway rolling stock and road transport vehicles. The station also houses the CAMRA award winning club with a choice of real ales.
Last updated: 2010-05-22
Sauschwaenzlebahn www.sauschwaenzlebahn.de
78176 Blumberg Germany
Steam railway with impressive viaducts and tunnels.
Last updated: 2008-04-05
Square & Compasses www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
Worth Matravers BH19 3LF England
This ancient Purbeck pub has flagstone floors, panelling, benches round the walls, serving hatches and splendid views of medieval field patterns and the sea beyond. Include in CAMRA'a National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
The Blue Anchor Inn www.spingoales.com/...
Helston TR13 8EL England
The Blue Anchor goes back to the 15th century and still brews its own 'Spingo' ales on the premises. The pub consists of various rooms, a skittle alley and the brewery and its character has been carefully retained.
Last updated: 2009-10-09
Three Horseshoes www.heritagepubs.org.uk/...
YO51 9LF England
Included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Trattoria dai Tosi
Venice 738-Venezia Italy
Pizzeria/Trattoria in Secco Marina near the Giardini vaporetti stop, a few stops to the east of San Marco. Also does take away pizzas or stand in the street drinking beer. Half way along the street on the S side, beware similarly named place on N side.
Last updated: 2007-10-07
Wilton Windmill www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk/...
Wilton, Wiltshire England
Wilton Windmill stands high above the small village of Wilton, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, on a site that provides magnificent views of the surrounding hills. The mill is the only working windmill in Wessex and was originally built in 1821 after the new Kennet and Avon canal had been built. This canal was built over and through the site of some local watermills and the pumps providing the water for the canal also lowered the river levels so that the remaining watermills were no long viable.
Last updated: 2009-02-12