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Casabianca Battery
Lido di Venezia, Italy
Cold War and Military Sites
La Stella
Gibellina Nuova, Sicily
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Apollo Pavilion
Peterlee, County Durham, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Explosives Factory
Cliffe, Medway, UK
Functional Buildings
Satellite Ground Listening Station
Balado, Perth and Kinross, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Pillbox in Former Monastic Building
Minsmere Marshes, Suffolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Spanish Chapel
Iznájar, Cordoba Province, Spain
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Olau Passenger Ferry
Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Atlantic Wall
Sheriff Muir, Stirlingshire, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Gun Battery
Abbot’s Cliff, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Torness Power Station
Dunbar, East Lothian, UK
Functional Buildings
Crystal Palace Concert Pavilion
Crystal Palace Park, London, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Langham Dome
Neatshead, Norfolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Bombing Decoy
Wormegay, West Norfolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Warden Point
Sheerness and Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Maritime Museum
Kochi, Kerala, India
Cold War and Military Sites
Manston Airfield
Manston, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
Viking Bay, Margate Kent, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Cold War Military Camp
Sazan Island, Albania
Cold War and Military Sites
Former Radar Station and Missile Base
Bawdsey, Suffolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Favignana Bunker
Aegadian Islands, Sicily
Cold War and Military Sites
Copehill Down ‘FIBUA’
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Headframe of the Sainte Marie Coalmine
Ronchamp, Franche-Comte, France
Functional Buildings
St Paul’s Church
Glenrothes, Fife, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Backwater Reservoir
Angus, Scotland, UK
Functional Buildings
Bernat Klein Studio
Selkirk, Scottish Borders, UK
Functional Buildings
Osea Island
Estuary of Blackwater, Essex, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
National Museum of Flight
East Fortune, East Lothian, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Bulford Firing Ranges
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Water Tower
Ezhupunna, Kerala, UK
Functional Buildings
Cobra Mist Site
Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Iznájar Dam
Andalucia, Spain
Functional Buildings
Former Water Softening Plant
Newnham, Kent, UK
Functional Buildings
Bentota Beach Hotel
Bentota, Sri Lanka
Architecture of Leisure
Dingleton Boiler
Melrose, Roxborough, UK
Functional Buildings
Caminito del Rey
Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, El Chorro, Spain
Functional Buildings
Stewartby Brickworks
Stewartby, Bedfordshire, UK
Functional Buildings
The Colonia Principi di Piemonte
Lido, Venice, Italy
Architecture of Leisure
Former Outdoor Pool
North Berwick, East Lothian, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Las Cabañas
Rute, Cordoba, Spain
Architecture of Leisure
Cliftonville Lido
Margate, Kent, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Gala Fairydean Stadium
Netherdale, Galashiels, UK
Architecture of Leisure
Grain Tower Battery
No 1 The Thames, Isle of Grain, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Iron Ore Mine
Isle of Raasay, Highlands & Islands, UK
Functional Buildings
Battery Observation Post
Bawdsey, Suffolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Pithead Baths
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
Functional Buildings
Gin Head
Canty Bay, East Lothian, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Holy Trinity Church
Twydall Green, Kent, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
Nobel Dynamite Factory
Ardeer, North Ayrshire, UK
Functional Buildings
Martello Towers
Sheerness and Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Fishermen’s Shacks and Copper Smelting Hut
Dungeness, Kent, UK
Functional Buildings
Occidental Petroleum Oil Jetty
Canvey Island, Essex, UK
Functional Buildings
Shark Fishery
Isle of Soay, Highland & Islands, UK
Functional Buildings
RAF Barnham
Barnham, Suffolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Sound Mirrors
Greatstone, Kent, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Barns Ness Light House
Barns Ness, East Lothian, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
The Gama Site
Greenham Common, Berkshire, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
St Peter’s Seminary
Cardross, Argyll & Bute, UK
Modern Follies and Religious Buildings
The Picric Acid Expense Store
Lower Bullingham, Herefordshire, UK
Functional Buildings
Roadblock
Narford, Norfolk, UK
Cold War and Military Sites
Skye Marble
Isle of Skye, Highlands & Islands, UK
Functional Buildings
Casabianca Battery
La Stella
Apollo Pavilion
Explosives Factory
Satellite Ground Listening Station
Pillbox in Former Monastic Building
Spanish Chapel
Olau Passenger Ferry
Atlantic Wall
Gun Battery
Torness Power Station
Crystal Palace Concert Pavilion
Langham Dome
Bombing Decoy
Warden Point
Maritime Museum
Manston Airfield
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
Cold War Military Camp
Former Radar Station and Missile Base
Favignana Bunker
Copehill Down ‘FIBUA’
Headframe of the Sainte Marie Coalmine
St Paul’s Church
Backwater Reservoir
Bernat Klein Studio
Osea Island
National Museum of Flight
Bulford Firing Ranges
Water Tower
Cobra Mist Site
Iznájar Dam
Former Water Softening Plant
Bentota Beach Hotel
Dingleton Boiler
Caminito del Rey
Stewartby Brickworks
The Colonia Principi di Piemonte
Former Outdoor Pool
Las Cabañas
Cliftonville Lido
Gala Fairydean Stadium
Grain Tower Battery
Iron Ore Mine
Battery Observation Post
Pithead Baths
Gin Head
Holy Trinity Church
Nobel Dynamite Factory
Martello Towers
Fishermen’s Shacks and Copper Smelting Hut
Occidental Petroleum Oil Jetty
Shark Fishery
RAF Barnham
Sound Mirrors
Barns Ness Light House
The Gama Site
St Peter’s Seminary
The Picric Acid Expense Store
Roadblock
Skye Marble