Our latest Curiosity of the Week is one of the oldest and most unusual libraries in the country. The Chained Library at Wimborne Minster in Dorset was founded in 1686 and is the second largest library of its kind in the country…
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A room full of clocks in Lincolnshire
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is an installation of more than 2,000 clocks in Lincolnshire. This unusual creation, titled Harrison’s Garden, is the brainchild of artist Luke Jerram, and can currently be found at the National Trust’s Gunby Hall…
The Heritage Museum hidden in a hardware store
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a wonderful little museum in Cockermouth, Cumbria. This hidden gem can be found in the traditional hardware store, J.B. Banks and Son at Market Place…
An unusual treehouse at Croome
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is an unusual treehouse in Worcestershire. The treehouse, wrapped around the bottom of a cedar tree at Croome, was created by artist Chris Alton for the National Trust…
Mistley Towers
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a pair of unusual towers, located in Mistley, Essex. The towers wouldn’t look out of place at St Paul’s Cathedral, but they can in fact be found standing out amongst some unassuming gravestones…
The Headington Shark
If you head along a road in Oxford, where an unassuming row of brick houses stand, you might see something rather unusual… a large shark diving into the roof of one of the houses…
First Footing
As it is New Year, for our latest Curiosity of the Week we are looking at the tradition of First Footing, and why it is carried out in the UK…
Boxing Day
It’s Christmas, so what would be more appropriate for our Curiosity of the Week than the tradition of Boxing Day itself?
Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
Yep, that’s right, our latest Curiosity of the Week is an unusual Christmas custom, known as the Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses…
Edinburgh’s Time Ball
Edinburgh is buzzing this week as the festival enters the last few days, so for our latest Curiosity of the Week we bring you one of the city’s intriguing landmarks…
A building with an artistic crack in the wall
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a building with an artistic crack in the wall. Assembly London in Fulham might look as though it is falling apart, but take a closer look…
Merz Barn, a forgotten piece of art heritage
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a small and unassuming stone barn, with an artistic heritage, hidden off the beaten track in Cumbria…
A rose takes centre stage in old City of London custom
The Knollys Rose Ceremony is one of those quirky British traditions which has always fascinated Contrary Life, and so it features in our Curiosity of the Week spot…
John Stow’s Quill Pen Ceremony
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is an unusual triennial ceremony, involving a quill pen, which takes place in April in London…
London’s Lullaby Factory
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a hidden musical installation in London. The Lullaby Factory was created to transform a small space between two buildings at Great Ormond Street Hospital…