Architecture

Great Britain’s World Heritage Sites

Peter Marlow travelled through Great Britain documenting natural and man-made sites recognized as being of outstanding international importance by UNESCO

Peter Marlow

Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites The Ring of Brodgar is a perfectly circular henge monument on the The Orkney Islands comprised of 60 megaliths, of which 27 remain standing today. The ring dates from the third millenium BC. Scotla (...)
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites An isolated picnic table on the Orkney Islands. Scotland, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites The Neolithic Heart of The Orkneys is a large and spectacular Neolithic tomb that dates back to about 2750 BC and contains the largest collection of Viking runes in the world. Scotland, Great Brita (...)
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites A detail of Hadrian's Wall. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Signpost at Hadrian's Wall. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Curtains in the bedroom where Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Blenheim Palace and land were given to the Duke of Marlborough by Queen Anne in gratitude for his decisive victory against the French King Louis XIV in 1704. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, Blenheim Palace was built between 1705 and 1722 in Oxfordshire. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites At the waters edge near the Blenheim Palace. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites View of the historic waterfront in Liverpool's landmark 'Three Graces' buildings.The Maritime Mercantile City. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Stonehenge is located in Wiltshire on Salisbury Plain. England, Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Stonehenge. England, Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Blaenavon World Heritage Site illustrates the pre-eminence of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century. Wales, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow | World Heritage Sites Parts of the Hadrian's defensive Wall still stand today. England, Great Britain. 2004. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
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