BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts. Occupied by old bikes and dirt encrusted kitchen equipment, this former South Derbyshire care home was once a place of help and kindness but now all of those memories are covered in dust and completely forgotten. The sights inside this unnerving building were captured by Derbyshire photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, after his fascination with forgotten buildings led him into urban exploring.“These photographs capture the knock on effects of budget cuts, over population and a struggling system,” said Toby
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .