In Pictures: Quirky places British voters go to vote

Polls opened in Britain's general election on Thursday (June 8). Here are some of the quirkiest polling stations across the country.

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June 8, 2017 at 9:05 PM
A woman arriving at a polling station at Saint Columba's Church in west London on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A sign is pictured at a polling station at St James Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
People are pictured outside a polling station in Cardiff, Wales, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
People voting at the East Hull Boxing Club set up as a polling station in Kingston-Upon-Hull, northern England, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A woman voting at a launderette used as a temporary polling station in Oxford, England, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man passing a coffee shop on Borough High Street serving as a polling station for the British General election in London, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA
People are pictured outside a polling station at Roath Park Lake in Cardiff, Wales, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Voters arriving at Notre Dame Primary School set up as a polling station in Glasgow on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A dog sitting on a bench outside a polling station set up at the Anglesea Arms, in central London, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA
A man arriving to cast his ballot at a pub, set up as a Polling Station, in Christmas Common, near Oxford, west of London, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
People are pictured outside a polling station on Brick Lane, east London, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Voters arriving at a polling station set up in the garage of a private residence in Croydon, south London, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A woman casting her ballot at a garage which is being used as a polling station in Croydon, south London, Britain, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
A voter leaving a polling station in Garthorpe, Britain on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
People arriving at a polling station in Cardiff, Wales, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A man leaving a polling station in the Stonecross Manor Hotel in Kendal, north-west England, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
The Fox and Hounds public house being used as a temporary polling station in Christmas Common, Watlington, Britain, on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
People walking past the polling station set up at a community centre in south London on June 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
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