London, Edinburgh, York, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool, Canterbury, Cardiff and Belfast — Roman baths and medieval walls, cathedrals, colleges and…← Cities in picturesLondon, Edinburgh, York, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool, Canterbury, Cardiff and Belfast — Roman baths and medieval walls, cathedrals, colleges and docks, in old photographs, engravings and paintings. How well do you really know Britain's cities?

London: a sold bridge, a great fire and a bell called Big Ben

Edinburgh: a volcano, a drained loch and a gun at one o'clock

York: an emperor, a Viking king and a tower that turned pink

Bath: curses in a hot spring, a dandy's rules and a new planet

Oxford: dreaming spires, a bell on its own time and the real Alice

Cambridge: a chapel of kings, a bridge Newton never built

Liverpool: the first wet dock, two liver birds and Titanic's home port

Canterbury: a martyr's shrine, pilgrims on the road and a rail first

Cardiff: a kidnapped earl, a fairy-tale castle and coal millions

Belfast: a leaning clock, a linen city and the shipyard of Titanic

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