Category : Municipal & Military

Swithland Reservoir, Leicestershire

Swithland Reservoir Former Water Works, Leicestershire, UK

A former Victorian water works laid out in the form of a water garden. The water from Swithland Reservoir was originally cleaned here and served the population of Leicester.

RAF Upwood Medical Clinic

RAF Upwood Clinic, Huntingdon, UK

The clinic in the grounds of RAF Upwood was operated by USAF until it closed in 2012. It is much more modern than the rest of the RAF base.

Bishop Street Post Office, Leicester

Bishop Street Post Office, Leicester

The post office in Leicester opened in 1935 and featured a large public space with grand ceiling. It closed in 2007 and has stood empty ever since.

Beelitz Central Bath House

Beelitz-Heilstätten – Central Bath House – Germany

The Central Bathhouse, part of the Men’s Sanatorium at the Beelitz Military Hospital Complex is an amazing ornate building with many stunning features.

Beelitz Heilstätten Male Pavilion

Beelitz-Heilstätten – Male Pavilion – Germany

The Pavilion of the Male Sanatorium at Beelitz was the primary treatment area for sufferers of tuberculosis. The building is huge with extensive open-air treatment areas.

Beelitz Womens Lung Hospital

Beelitz-Heilstätten – Women’s Lung Hospital – Germany

The wards form part of the women’s lung hospital at the Beelitz Military Hospital Complex and feature a lot of decay.

Wünsdorf, Haus Der Offiziere

Haus Der Offiziere, Wünsdorf, Germany

The town of Wünsdorf was the headquarters of the Soviet forces in East Germany, and was the largest military base in Europe.

Blue Theatre Hospital, Germany

Blue Theatre Military Hospital, Germany

An abandoned military hospital in Germany. Built around 1890, the hospital was in use until around 1990. An operating table remains in the hospitals theatre.

CCCP Flight School, Germany

Abandoned CCCP Flight School, Germany

A Nazi-built pilot training centre, which was later taken over by the CCCP until the reunification of Germany in the 1990s.

Easington Colliery Primary School, Durham

Easington Colliery Primary School, Durham

The Primary School in Easington Colliery near Durham opened in 1913 and could accommodate 1,296 children. It closed in the late 1990’s and has stood empty ever since.