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Capel Salem - abandoned chapel, Wales

Capel Salem, Pwllheli, Wales

A chapel in Wales that closed around 2010. The Pine pews and pulpit still remain in place.

Spondon H Power Station, Derby

Spondon H and Derwent Power Stations, Derby

A Combined Heat and Power Plant of varying ages. The power station provided steam and electricity to the neighbouring Celanese Chemical Works.

St John the Baptist School, Wigan

St. John the Baptist CofE Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

A Church of England school for infants and juniors that closed in 2004. The school has stood empty ever since and now has lots of natural decay.

Teesside Lackenby Steelworks at Redcar

Lackenby Steelworks, Redcar, UK

Lackenby Steelworks forms part of the huge Teesside integrated steel-making plant in Redcar which was closed by SSI in 2015.

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Middlesborough, UK

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Teesside, UK

The power station provided electricity to the Teesside Steelworks at Redcar. It was fuelled from by-products of the steel making processes.

Redcar Steelworks Blast Furnace, Middlesbrough

Redcar Blast Furnace, Middlesbrough, UK

The Teeside Steelworks was a large producer of steel in Middlesbrough, UK. The blast furnace was the largest in the UK.

Kellingley Colliery Coal Mine, Yorkshire

Kellingley Colliery, Yorkshire, UK

Kellingley Colliery was the last deep-level coal mine in the UK. It’s closure in December 2015 marked an end for the UK coal industry.

Abbey Mills Pumping Station, London

Abbey Mills Pumping Station, London, UK

A Victorian pumping house featuring original decorative ironwork. Much of the original equipment remains inside and is still used occasionally.

The abandoned Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK

A hospital in London dating back to the 1750s with an interesting history. Home to the Elephant Man for a time, the hospital has now moved to new premises.

Quorn House, Leicestershire

Quorn House – Rosemary Conley’s Headquarters, UK

Set in a 127 acre estate, Quorn House is a large country house that most recently functioned as the headquarters of the Rosemary Conley empire.