David Ellis

THERE are five reasons most people know about England's little North Yorkshire town of Whitby: James Cook, fish and chips, Dracula, a modern-day TV soap, and old steam trains.

French Poet, author and politician Alphonse Lamartine said, “If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.”

There are thousands of unusual churches in Britain from awe-inspiring cathedrals such as the Metropolitan in Liverpool to small, bewitching churches like Roslyn near Edinburgh. Here's a little taster of the treasures out there.

Welcome to the August 2010 edition of Britain Calling.