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Whitchurch Hospital / Cardiff City Asylum, Wales

Whitchurch Hospital / Cardiff City Asylum, Wales

Opening in 1908 the Cardiff City Asylum had space for 750 psychiatric patients. The hospital closed in 2016 after being deemed unsuitable for modern services.

The Royal Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

The Royal Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

An historic hotel in Ashby that became a popular wedding venue. The hotel closed in 2018.

Terme Tommasini, Italy

Terme Tommasini Hotel and Health Spa, Italy

Constructed in the 1920s, Terme Tommasini is a huge hotel in Italy that features a grand hall with marble columns and numerous health spa facilities and treatment rooms.

Old Royal High School / Parliament House, Edinburgh, Scotland

Old Royal High School / New Parliament House, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Neoclassical building in Edinburgh was constructed in the 1800s to house the Royal High School and since 1968 accommodated a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament.

Jordanhill College, Glasgow, Scotland

Jordanhill College, Glasgow, Scotland

The Jordanhill Campus is an historic estate in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde until 2012.

Battenhall Mount / St. Mary's Convent School

Battenhall Mount (former St Mary’s Convent School), Worcester

An abandoned Roman Catholic school with impressive original Italian style features as well as classrooms.

Chapelle des Pelotes, France

Chapelle des Pelotes, France

The chapel of an abandoned seminary in France. Numerous statues are suspended above the chapel.

Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

A hotel right in the heart of the city of Lincoln, dating back to 1867. The hotel has been closed since the 2000’s.

Coal Exchange, Cardiff

Coal Exchange, Cardiff, Wales

The Coal Exchange is a grand building in Cardiff with a huge carved-wood trading hall and ornate features, where businessmen would negotiate the trading of coal.

Tottenham House, Severnake, Wiltshire

Tottenham House, Wiltshire, UK

A large country house in Wiltshire, UK dating back to the 1820s. The house has 103 impressive rooms and large staircase.